Shifting attention to accuracy can reduce misinformation online
Shifting attention to accuracy can reduce misinformation online
Gordon Pennycook,Ziv Epstein,3 Authors,David G. Rand
2021 · DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03344-2
Nature · 923 Citations
TLDR
It is found that the veracity of headlines has little effect on sharing intentions, despite having a large effect on judgments of accuracy, and that subtly shifting attention to accuracy increases the quality of news that people subsequently share.