Towards psychological herd immunity: Cross-cultural evidence for two prebunking interventions against COVID-19 misinformation
Misinformation about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a pressing societal challenge. Across two studies, one preregistered ( n 1 = 1771 and n 2 = 1777), we assess the efficacy of two ‘prebunking’ interventions aimed at improving people’s ability to spot manipulation techniques commonly used in...
Main Authors: | Melisa Basol, Jon Roozenbeek, Manon Berriche, Fatih Uenal, William P. McClanahan, Sander van der Linden |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-05-01
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Series: | Big Data & Society |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517211013868 |
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