Timing matters when correcting fake news

© 2021 National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Countering misinformation can reduce belief in the moment, but corrective messages quickly fade from memory. We tested whether the longer-term impact of fact-checks depends on when people receive them. In two experiments (total N = 2,683), pa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brashier, Nadia M., Pennycook, Gordon, Berinsky, Adam, Rand, David Gertler
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/133011