The conversations "fundamentally changed people's minds. The effect didn't vary significantly based on which conspiracy was named and discussed."

"It is the facts and evidence themselves that are really doing the work here."

"In a recent paper published in Nature, we found that a simple accuracy nudge...improved the quality of the news [people] shared afterward."

"People fall for fake news when they rely on their intuitions and emotions, and therefore don't think enough about what they are reading."

"...the point is that the platforms are, by design, constantly distracting people from accuracy.”

Speed, distraction and emotions can obscure a person's ability to sniff out misinformation on social media.

When a user shares something...It seems that he’s mostly trying to impress his followers and entertain them.

“...vaccination endorsements from elite Republicans...can have an important impact on the vaccination intentions of everyday Republicans.”

"There's no one thing that solves the problem of false news online … But we're working to add promising approaches to the ... tool kit.”

“It's not necessarily that users don't care about accuracy. But instead, it's that the social media context just distracts them … "