Tag: Disinformation

Image repair of fake news: The Washington Elm in Cambridge, Massachusetts

A little over two miles from the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, Massachusetts—the site of the 115th Annual Eastern Communication Association Convention—the Washington Elm stood for decades until it…

Opinion Science Podcast

Episode #49: Inoculating against persuasion with Josh Compton. Opinion Science. October 25, 2021. Josh Compton studies how “inoculating” people against persuasion can make them more resistant to arguments they…

The science of prebunking: Inoculating the public against fake news (written evidence submitted to UK Parliament)

http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/digital-culture-media-and-sport-committee/fake-news/written/79482.html Written evidence submitted by  Dr. Sander van der Linden (University of Cambridge), Mr. Jon Roozenbeek (University of Cambridge),  Mr. Ruurd Oosterwoud (DROG),  Associate Professor Josh Compton (Dartmouth College),  Professor Stephan Lewandowsky (University of Bristol)