"Narrowly defined 'fake news' - style misinformation is only a very small part of what causes misbelief."

"Disasters are ripe for conspiracy theories because there is a lot of uncertainty as things are unfolding and a lot of fear."

Messaging based on a single characteristic — like party affiliation — can increase persuasion "by up to 70 per cent."

"Just because there's a difference in who's getting acted on, that doesn't mean there's bias."

"User-based content moderation approaches have shown promise, but they best serve as a complement to, rather than replacement for, other tools."

"Conspiratorial rabbit holes may indeed have an exit."

"Our research suggests differences in behavior, not bias in enforcement, could drive apparent disparities in content moderation."

<p>"By having the AI model underlying the chatbot constantly trawling the web for the latest misleading claims and updating chatbot scenarios regularly, we can help clinicians recognize and respond to the kinds of misinformation circulating now," wrote professor <a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/fac...

<p><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01461672251338358" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Research</a> by professor&nbsp;<a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/directory/david-g-rand" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David G. Rand</a> and co-authors found that conspiracy believers are ...