Tag: Misinformation
The aim of this study is to determine if a broad-based inoculation message strategy will undermine thepersuasive influence of conspiracy theories. In this experiment, we (1) investigate individual…
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…
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…
Amidst a worldwide “infodemic,” we contend that the study and application of inoculation theory has never been more relevant and exciting for social psychologists and communication scholars than…
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)