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Mashup Score: 4The different forms of COVID-19 misinformation and their consequences | HKS Misinformation Review - 3 year(s) ago
As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, an understanding of the structure and organization of beliefs in pandemic conspiracy theories and misinformation becomes increasingly critical for addressing the
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Mashup Score: 1Not just conspiracy theories: vaccine opponents and pro-ponents add to the COVID-19 'infodemic' on Twitter | HKS Misinformation Review - 4 year(s) ago
In February 2020, the World Health Organization announced an ‘infodemic’ — a deluge of both accurate and inaccurate health information — that accompanied the global pandemic of COVID-19 as
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Mashup Score: 12Ibuprofen narratives in five European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic | HKS Misinformation Review - 4 year(s) ago
We follow the trajectory of the unverified story about the adverse effects of using Ibuprofen for treating the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Twitter, across five European countries. Our
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Mashup Score: 2Exposure to social engagement metrics increases vulnerability to misinformation | HKS Misinformation Review - 4 year(s) ago
News feeds in virtually all social media platforms include engagement metrics, such as the number of times each post is liked and shared. We find that exposure to these signals increases the
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Mashup Score: 6The causes and consequences of COVID-19 misperceptions: understanding the role of news and social media | HKS Misinformation Review - 4 year(s) ago
We investigate the relationship between media consumption, misinformation, and important attitudes and behaviours during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We find that
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"The causes & consequences of #COVID19 misperceptions: understanding the role of news & social media" https://t.co/XoscbQbXSh by @AengusBridgman, @EricMerkley, et al. Exposure to #misinformation on social media: > belief in bunk & < preventative measures #Infodemic = real harm https://t.co/KwMBLNd9i2
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Mashup Score: 3Do the right thing: Tone may not affect correction of misinformation on social media | HKS Misinformation Review - 4 year(s) ago
An experiment conducted with 610 participants suggests that corrections to misinformation – pointing out information that is wrong or misleading and offering credible information in its place – on
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Mashup Score: 5How search engines disseminate information about COVID-19 and why they should do better | HKS Misinformation Review - 4 year(s) ago
Access to accurate and up-to-date information is essential for individual and collective decision making, especially at times of emergency. On February 26, 2020, two weeks before the World Health
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As conspiracy theories about COVID-19 take root in the United States, understanding the psychological foundations of conspiracy beliefs is increasingly critical. Our research shows that beliefs in two
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Mashup Score: 2Pausing to consider why a headline is true or false can help reduce the sharing of false news | HKS Misinformation Review - 4 year(s) ago
In an online experiment, participants who paused to explain why a headline was true or false indicated that they were less likely to share false information compared to control participants. Their
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Different forms of #COVID19 #misinformation https://t.co/Hq7HSHcJAZ "...clear groupings of beliefs that correspond with different individual-level characteristics (eg, support for Trump...) & behavioral intentions (eg, to take a #vaccine, to engage in social activities)"