Australians love a fiery contest, whether on the sporting field or in the corridors of Canberra. Which is why this week’s spat between Tanya Plibersek and Craig Kelly, which played… Read more »
The coronavirus disease is now a pandemic. You might feel like the world is slipping into an abyss, but every one of us can do something to keep those around us… Read more »
Ethan Porter was about to write the most difficult sentence of his PhD program. He opened his laptop. Looking at the keyboard he reflected on the “nightmare stories” he’d heard… Read more »
*** Update – Ecker et al (2019) has published compelling new information showing that a Q&A format is actually quite effective in getting people to update their false beliefs. In… Read more »
Misinformation is everywhere. Never before have people had access to such a huge amount of incorrect information. Of course misinformation can make people make bad decisions and it can tarnish… Read more »
The only way to fight climate change is by countering misinformation. I say that because while the fact that our climate is changing and that humans are the primary cause for this change is… Read more »
Everyone seems to be talking about fake news with little agreement about what it is and how it is different from other types of misinformation. In fact many people are… Read more »
What causes someone to suddenly embrace conspiracy theories? A new study suggests that people who express distrust in governments on social media are much more likely to embrace irrational beliefs… Read more »
Even when subjects are given numerical information about the proportion of experts on either side of an issue, false balance has a distorting effect on message recipients. Kohler (2016) conducted two experiments… Read more »
What can social media platforms do to limit the amount of damaging information being shared on their sites? The increasing rise of social media has no doubt helped families and… Read more »