The Debunking Handbook 2020 summarizes the current state of the science of misinformation and its debunking. It was...
Misinformation Articles
The Conspiracy Theory Handbook
Conspiracy theories attempt to explain events as the secretive plots of powerful people. While conspiracy theories are...
How to Spot COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories
The COVID-19 pandemic is a fertile breeding ground for conspiracy theories. When people suffer a loss of control or...
America Mislead
Over the past few decades, the fossil fuel industry has subjected the American public to a well-funded,...
The Uncertainty Handbook
Have you ever struggled with the communication of climate change uncertainties? Are you frustrated by climate sceptics...
The Consensus Handbook
The Consensus Handbook provides a brief history of the scientific consensus on climate change. We summarize the...
An eye tracking approach to understanding misinformation and correction strategies on social media: The mediating role of attention and credibility to reduce HPV vaccine misperceptions
This study uses an unobtrusive eye tracking approach to examine understudied psychological mechanisms—message...
Who do Americans trust most for information about COVID-19?
Jennifer Marlon, Edward Maibach, Matthew Ballew, Parrish Bergquist, Matthew Goldberg, Abel Gustafson, John Kotcher,...
America Misled: How the fossil fuel industry deliberately misled Americans about climate change
Over the past few decades, the fossil fuel industry has subjected the American public to a well-funded,...
Testing Logic-based and Humor-based Corrections for Science, Health, and Political Misinformation on Social Media
Misinformation causes a range of negative impacts. One proposed solution is applying critical thinking techniques to...
How to Inoculate the Public Against Misinformation About Climate Change
In this study, we tested whether preemptive “inoculation messages” can protect the beneficial effects of communicating...
Neutralizing misinformation through inoculation: Exposing misleading argumentation techniques reduces their influence
Misinformation can undermine a well-functioning democracy. For example, public misconceptions about climate change can...
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