This website brings together research and resources on inoculation theory applied to misinformation. Source: Inoculation Science – Home
Category: Fake News
Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds
False beliefs can be useful in a social sense even if they are not useful in a factual sense. For lack of a better phrase, we might call this approach “factually false, but socially accurate.” When we have to choose between the two, people often select friends and family over facts. Source: Why Facts Don’t […]
Teaching in the Age of Disinformation
Put another way, the internet may have democratized access to raw data and information, but consumers can’t possibly make sense of it all on their own. Caulfield believes professors should talk about this challenge openly with their students. Source: Teaching in the Age of Disinformation
Teaching in the Age of Disinformation
One strategy they use is to get underneath the news of the day. Instead of confronting a statement head on as to whether, say, the threat of Covid-19 is exaggerated, they discuss the appeal and effectiveness of disinformation campaigns and how to discern the truth. Source: Teaching in the Age of Disinformation
BBC World Service – Trending, The Anti-Vax Files, How anti-vax went viral
How anti-vax went viral Source: BBC World Service – Trending, The Anti-Vax Files, How anti-vax went viral
