Degrees of deception: the effects of different types of COVID-19 misinformation and the effectiveness of corrective information in crisis times

Hameleers, Michael; Humprecht, Edda; Moeller, Judith; Lühring, Jula

doi:10.1080/1369118x.2021.2021270

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“…Grounding this thesis in prior behavioural and experimental research in the field, this thesis refers to 'misinformation' as an epistemic catch-all term of online content that is unsubstantiated by 'clear evidence and expert opinion' (Hameleers et al 2021;Nyhan and Reifler 2010, 305). As Hameleers and van der Meer (2020) point out, misinformation sits on an epistemic spectrum that includes content that is 'completely fabricated' and 'partially false.…”

Section: Conceptualising Misinformationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding the efficacy of provenance interventions for tackling misinformation

Bereskin¹

2023

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The proliferation of misinformation has fuelled widespread research and societal concern. Several interventions aim to reduce users’ susceptibility. However, audiovisual misinformation such as cheapfakes can be difficult for individuals and fact-checkers to detect and com- bat at scale. Leveraging cryptographic algorithms to track the origins, manipulation, and circulation of audiovisual content, provenance cues offer a novel intervention. This paper conducts the first pilot online experiment (n = 108) to test the efficacy of provenance cues against recontextualized visual misinformation about climate change. Findings offer partial support that provenance cues reduce user-level misinformation susceptibility and have implications that foreground the need for a new research frontier.

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Section: Conceptualising Misinformationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding the efficacy of provenance interventions for tackling misinformation

Bereskin¹

2023

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“…The more congruent individual's preexisting attitudes are with false information on the coronavirus, the more likely people are to perceive this false information as credible and agree with it (Hameleers et al, 2021).…”

Section: Political Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For instance, literature on conspiracy theories surrounding the coronavirus suggests that the belief in them is connected to negative attitudes toward vaccinations (van Mulukom et al, 2022). The more congruent individual’s preexisting attitudes are with false information on the coronavirus, the more likely people are to perceive this false information as credible and agree with it (Hameleers et al, 2021).…”

Section: Individual Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Spreading conspiracy theories because users are convinced by the conspiracy content can be connected to attitudinal congruence where the claim of a conspiracy theory matches the preexisting attitudes of an individual (e.g. Hameleers et al, 2021). Second, the very common need for entertainment has also been proven to be a valid predictor for why individuals engage with conspiracy theories or misinformation (e.g.…”

Section: Motivations Behind the Dissemination Of Conspiracy Theoriesmentioning

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To Convince, to Provoke or to Entertain? A Study on Individual Motivations behind Engaging with Conspiracy Theories Online

Morosoli

Aelst

Erkel

2022

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Med

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The growing dissemination of conspiracy theories on social media has challenged the well-being of societies. This study aims to understand why individuals would engage with conspiracy theories and what role specific beliefs, but also individual factors such as personality traits play. To answer these questions, we conducted surveys in six countries (Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, France, the UK and the U.S.) and investigate three motivations (conviction, entertainment and reaction provocation) behind the dissemination of conspiracy content on social media. Our findings demonstrate that across issues, individuals who indicated they would engage with conspiracy theories do it mainly because they are convinced by the message. Political orientation and issue attitudes proof to be connected to individual engagement with conspiracy theories out of conviction, while dark personality traits such as narcissism and psychopathy are valid predictors for why individuals would disseminate conspiracy theories out of entertainment reasons or to provoke reactions.

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“…These findings are consistent with research showing that information containing a partial truth is perceived as more credible than completely false information. 50 There were also instances where significant media attention on pieces of misinformation led to it being more widely seen than factually true stories. For example, the false claim that Erin O'Toole wants to privatize the Canadian healthcare system was more widely seen than the factually accurate campaign promise to increase the vaccination rate of Canadians to 90%.…”

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confidence: 99%

Mis- and Disinformation during the 2021 Canadian Federal Election

Bridgman¹,

Lavigne²,

Baker³

et al. 2022

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The Canadian Election Misinformation Project was a civil society and academic partnership that aimed to rapidly identify and respond to mis- and disinformation incidents during the 44th Canadian Federal Election while evaluating the extent to which these incidents impact the attitudes and behaviours of Canadians. It also sought to develop understanding of the types and consequences of misleading and false information circulating in the public sphere in addition to supporting world-class research into the dynamics of the information ecosystem and the broad impacts of misinformation on Canadian democracy.The data shows that: 1) Although there was widespread misinformation during the 2021 Canadian federal election, the overall election was minimally impacted by mis- and disinformation; 2) Most Canadians believe the election was safe from foreign interference and that misinformation played a minimal role in the election; 3) Communities that previously focused on sharing COVID-19 misinformation adopted conspiracy theories about a broader set of topics during the election, including vaccines, climate change, and the integrity of the election; and 4) Nevertheless, a strong majority of Canadians believe that misinformation is a threat to Canadian democracy, polarizes Canadians, and threatens social cohesion.

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Degrees of deception: the effects of different types of COVID-19 misinformation and the effectiveness of corrective information in crisis times

Cited by 34 publications

References 29 publications

Understanding the efficacy of provenance interventions for tackling misinformation

Understanding the efficacy of provenance interventions for tackling misinformation

To Convince, to Provoke or to Entertain? A Study on Individual Motivations behind Engaging with Conspiracy Theories Online

Mis- and Disinformation during the 2021 Canadian Federal Election

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