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MIT researchers found a way to deter people from sharing COVID-19 conspiracies
People are less likely to share false stories about COVID-19 after they've been asked to evaluate the accuracy of another headline.
The misinformation age has exacerbated–and been exacerbated by–the coronavirus pandemic
David Rand says: “...people who are closer to the epicenter of the disease are likelier to share information online, whether it's true or false.”
Facebook’s antiviral for Covid-19 posts
Facebook rolled out something close to what David Rand suggested to limit the spread of Covid-related misinformation.
People's notions about AI are terrible, an MIT study asks whether they can be helped
"Participants who anthropomorphized the AI more assigned less proportional credit to the artist."
The risk of putting warning labels on election misinformation
"...most stuff doesn't get labeled, so that's a major practical limitation of this approach.”
Why millions don't trust the election results, despite no evidence of widespread fraud: Experts
"...if you ask people to stop and think about is this true, most people are actually pretty good at telling...fake news from true news."
We know how to curb the pandemic. How do we make people listen?
...if only a minority is following guidance, citing trends moving in a positive direction or using raw numbers...can help.
Disinformation propelled by social media and conspiracy theories led to insurrection
“They forget to think about whether it's true, but rather how many likes they'll get."
The truth about Donald Trump voters and violence in politics
"Underpinning the question of possible violence is an even broader question: Will Donald Trump voters accept Joe Biden as the president?"