Jennifer Marlon, Edward Maibach, Matthew Ballew, Parrish Bergquist, Matthew Goldberg, Abel Gustafson, John Kotcher,...
Misinformation Articles
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...
The Importance of Assessing and Communicating Scientific Consensus
The spread of influential misinformation, such as conspiracy theories about the existence of a secret, large-scale...
Knowing Our Options for Setting the Record Straight, When Doing So is Particularly Important
Like the Sorcerer’s Apprentice from Disney’s Fantasia, many people in today’s society are experiencing a rapidly...
The Legacy of “Climategate:” Undermining or Revitalizing Climate Science and Policy?
In mid-November 2009, emails were removed without authorization from a University of East Anglia server and posted to...
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