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Tilting at windmills: How conspiracy theories hinder climate action and what to do about it

... change are also increasingly becoming the target of misinformation and conspiracy theories (e.g., the expansion of renewable ... measures against the spread of conspiracy theories and misinformation can be derived from previous research on other topics. ... / more

Call for articles on topical issues

... do they shape our perspectives? How influential is online misinformation on public views, including health and politics? ... / more

The Dark Side of Social Media - Unpacking Its Psychological Impact 

... body image   Radicalization and polarization  Misinformation , fake news and conspiracy theories  Illusion of knowledge ... / more

Empowerment instead of mind-control. Why myth-busting does not interfere with intellectual independence.

... shutting it down. This article examines why challenging misinformation empowers rather than controls, and why myth-busting ... always fair or can it be one-sided? And does correcting misinformation really mean telling people what to think? These are ... / more

How deliberate forgetting might lead to false memories

... across various events and diverse age groups.  The misinformation method arises from failures in source monitoring , where ... misattribute the origin of information. In the misinformation paradigm , participants are presented with stimuli (e.g., a ... / more

Viral and harmful: Violence in media and its impact on empathy

... behavior, and how to spot manipulation and misinformation . Early awareness helps users navigate digital spaces more ... to speak up or take action online against hate speech, misinformation , or harmful behavior: Encourage users not to ignore violence ... / more

Social media use towards self-diagnosing and health anxiety

... is made up of two concerns: the high levels of health misinformation disseminated on social media , as well as perpetuation of ... / more

Covert control: How political elites and influencers use manipulation on social media

... harder for users to know what’s trustworthy and detect misinformation . By spotlighting the tactics that some of these sources use to ... as well as bad-faith actors are capable of spreading misinformation to large audiences [3]. These users may spread ... / more

The viral power of migrant crime messaging: Fear, emotion, and algorithms

Reviewer: Audrey Halversen . ... / more

Digital moral distortion: How social media can negatively shape our judgement of right and wrong

... evidence on the role of moral outrage, polarisation, misinformation , and status-seeking on social media in negatively shaping ... When lies look like truth: The threat of misinformation Social media platforms are rife with ... / more