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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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2021
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/133011 |