User correction

Bode, L., Vraga, E. K., & Tang, R. (2023). User Correction. Current Opinion in Psychology, 101786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101786 This paper reviews the existing literature on user correction to consider its value for combating misinformation on social media. We discuss the effectiveness of user correction in reducing misperceptions, and synthesize best practices, highlighting the dual audiences for

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Creating news literacy messages to enhance expert corrections of misinformation on Twitter

Vraga, E. K., Bode, L., & Tully, M. (2022). Creating news literacy messages to enhance expert corrections of misinformation on Twitter. Communication Research, 49(2), 245-267.https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650219898094 Much has been spoken about the different ways misinformation can be correct online such as encouraging experts to engage in corrections and increasing News Literacy (NL)  efforts. Through this study

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Correcting What’s True: Testing Competing Claims About Health Misinformation on Social Media

Vraga, E. K., & Bode, L. (2022). Correcting What’s True: Testing Competing Claims About Health Misinformation on Social Media. American Behavioral Scientist, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00027642221118252  This article studies the World Health Organization’s (WHO) infographic aimed at debunking Covid-19 emphasizing the following: Taking a hot bath does not prevent you from catching Covid-19 because it does not

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Assessing the relative merits of news literacy and corrections in responding to misinformation on Twitter

Vraga, E., Tully, M., & Bode, L. (2022). Assessing the relative merits of news literacy and corrections in responding to misinformation on Twitter. New Media & Society, 24(10), 2354–2371. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444821998691 In this holistic study we study the combined impact of two strategies to battle misinformation– Observational Correction, a reactive approach to specific pieces of misinformation

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The cranky uncle game—Combining humor and gamification to build student resilience against climate misinformation

Cook, J., Ecker, U. K., Trecek-King, M., Schade, G., Jeffers-Tracy, K., Fessmann, J., … & McDowell, J. (2022). The cranky uncle game—Combining humor and gamification to build student resilience against climate misinformation. Environmental Education Research, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2022.2085671

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