Immunizing the public against misinformation

Besides leading the global fight against COVID-19, WHO is also investing time and resources to tackle the rapid spread of misinformation, ...

Misinformation: susceptibility, spread, and interventions to immunize ...

The term 'fake news' is often especially regarded as problematic because it insufficiently describes the full spectrum of misinformation and has ...

Can people be immunized against disinformation? - AAMC

An expanding strategy, prebunking, exposes people to disinformation tactics so they can recognize and resist false messages. Misinformation ...

Vaccination against misinformation: The inoculation technique ...

By creating various types of fake news, players learn about the mechanisms of misinformation and, at the same time, undergo the inoculation process themselves ...

This Psychologist Wants To Vaccinate You Against Fake News

This Psychologist Wants To Vaccinate You Against Fake News. Controlled exposure to misinformation can help protect people from falling for it ...

Can we vaccinate ourselves against misinformation? | The Excerpt

What is the psychology behind persuasion and influence that makes people fall prey to fake news? Can we build up immunity against it?

Vaccine Misinformation Outpaces Efforts to Counter It

Misinformation about vaccines has proliferated on social media where it has led to rising levels of vaccine hesitancy at a faster rate than interventions are ...

Immunising against misinformation, we all have a role

With the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccination continuing to affect people from all walks of life around the world.

Vaccine misinformation and social media - The Lancet Digital Health

Other messages fall into the category of disinformation, such as posts claiming that babies have died, suffered severe disabilities, or developed autism as a ...

How to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation - CDC

Both types can affect vaccine confidence and vaccination rates. Most misinformation and disinformation that has circulated about COVID-19 ...

There's a Psychological 'Vaccine' against Misinformation

A social psychologist found that showing people how manipulative techniques work can create resilience against misinformation.

susceptibility, spread, and interventions to immunize the public

The spread of misinformation poses a considerable threat to public health and the successful management of a global pandemic.

Psychological Inoculation against Misinformation: Current Evidence ...

Much like a viral contagion, misinformation can spread rapidly from one individual to another. Inoculation theory offers a logical basis for ...

Vaccine Misinformation Spreads as Children Head Back to School

This edition highlights vaccine hesitancy and misinformation around MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccines as children return to school ...

Press and Media Coverage - Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab

These new online games could help vaccinate people against misinformation ... "Bad News: The Game Researchers Hope Will 'Vaccinate' Public Against Fake News" ...

Health Misinformation - HHS.gov

What is the difference between misinformation and disinformation? Misinformation is information that is false, inaccurate, or misleading ...

ACP Continues to Advocate Against Misinformation and ...

The American College of Physicians is continuing its mission to dispel vaccine misinformation and disinformation and safeguard public health.

A Strategy to Tackle Public Health Misinformation | AHA News

Health Department, I have witnessed firsthand how misinformation during the pandemic has contributed to vaccine hesitancy and low vaccination ...

Misinformation of COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine hesitancy - Nature

Misinformation, also called as fake news, refers to any inaccurate claims or depictions and disinformation is a subset of misinformation “ ...

Fighting coronavirus disinformation - European Commission

All our efforts to fight disinformation, misinformation and foreign interference have been stepped up and outlined in a Joint Communication by the Commission ...