To combat misinformation effectively, people must see it is a problem and trust sources countering it

Madsen, Jens ORCID: 0000-0003-2405-8496 (2024) To combat misinformation effectively, people must see it is a problem and trust sources countering it. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (23 Sep 2024). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Misinformation is a growing global problem, with false rumours having the potential to affect the course of elections or lead to violence. In new research Jens Koed Madsen looks at how we can ‘inoculate’ against misinformation by teaching people about how it can be created and spread. He finds that for these techniques to be effective, people must believe that misinformation affects them and believe that the source of misinformation training is trustworthy.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Psychological and Behavioural Science
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2024 16:15
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 21:29
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/125754

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