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Ullrich Ecker

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I study effects of misinformation. Professor at the School of Psychological Science and Fellow of the Public Policy Institute at the University of Western Australia Views my own.

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Ullrich Ecker

Happy to see this out! There was a suggestion in the literature that susceptibility to continued influence of misinformation decreases with age; we suggest here that this was an artefact and age does not play a big role. Led by the excellent Paul McIlhiney. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The Influence of Age on the Effectiveness of Misinformation RetractionsMisinformation has become a much-discussed issue in public and academic domains. One harmful aspect of misinformation is that it can persistently influence people's judgements after clear and credibl...onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Timothy Caulfield

Evidence-oriented thinking enhances the effectiveness of science-based corrections www.nature.com/articles/s41... @ulliecker.bsky.social et al 🙏 "...for science to be an effective antidote to disinformation, individuals may first need a cognitive nudge toward an evidence-oriented mindset."

When scientific sources fail to convince: evidence-oriented thinking enhances the effectiveness of science-based corrections - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - When scientific sources fail to convince: evidence-oriented thinking enhances the effectiveness of science-based correctionswww.nature.com
Ullrich Ecker

Out now: You sure about that? The effects of textual and image-based skepticism on belief in dubious social-media claims doi.org/10.1186/s412... We tested if comments containing merely a skeptical 🤨 image reduce belief in dubious claims (they do). Led by the excellent @emilyspearing.bsky.social

You sure about that? The effects of textual and image-based Skepticism on belief in dubious social-media claims - Cognitive Research: Principles and ImplicationsOn social media, people often react to posts using both written comments and images. While prior work has shown that these reactions can influence belief in claims, it has often conflated signals of (...doi.org
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Robin Berjon

Having to go to some chatbot to get misinformation is such a waste of time. That's why we need to put this right in the browser so you can get your misinformation faster.

Doctora Malka Older

"The analysis found 45% of all AI answers to questions about news and current affairs had at least one significant issue; 31% had missing, misleading, or incorrect attributions, and 20% contained major accuracy issues." www.ebu.ch/Report/MIS-B...

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