misinformation

Truth over falsehood: Experimental evidence on what persuades and spreads

Of many factors, people were most persuaded by a messages' perceived truth, but shared more often for engagement reasons.

Did he or didn’t he? Mixed evidence for the continued influence of retracted misinformation on person impressions

Retracted misinformation often continues to influence event-related reasoning, but there is mixed evidence that it influences person impressions. A recent study found no evidence for the continued influence of retracted misinformation on person …

Information and misinformation

Self-certification: A novel method for increasing sharing discernment on social media

The proliferation of misinformation on social media platforms has given rise to growing demands for effective intervention strategies that increase sharing discernment (i.e. increase the difference in the probability of sharing true posts relative to …

Does mud really stick? No evidence for continued influence of misinformation on newly formed person impressions

Despite robust evidence that misinformation continues to influence event-related reasoning after a clear retraction, evidence for the continued influence of misinformation on person impressions is mixed. Across four experiments, we investigated the …

Self-censorship appears to be an effective way of reducing the spread of misinformation on social media

There is increasing pressure on social media companies to reduce the spread of misinformation on their platforms. However, they would prefer not to be the arbiters of truth as the truth can be subjective or otherwise hard to determine. Instead, they …