Refuting Spurious COVID-19 Treatment Claims Reduces Demand and Misinformation Sharing

MacFarlane, Douglas; Tay, Li Qian; Hurlstone, Mark J.; Ecker, Ullrich K. H.

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“…In general, effective debunking requires an alternative explanation to help resolve inconsistencies in people's mental model (Lewandowsky, Cook, et al, 2020). But even when a correction is effective (Ecker et al, 2017;MacFarlane et al, 2020), fact-checks are often outpaced by misinformation, which is known to spread faster and further than other types of information online (Petersen et al, 2019;Vosoughi et al, 2018).…”

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How Can Psychological Science Help Counter the Spread of Fake News?

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In recent years, interest in the psychology of fake news has rapidly increased. We outline the various interventions within psychological science aimed at countering the spread of fake news and misinformation online, focusing primarily on corrective (debunking) and pre-emptive (prebunking) approaches. We also offer a research agenda of open questions within the field of psychological science that relate to how and why fake news spreads and how best to counter it: the longevity of intervention effectiveness; the role of sources and source credibility; whether the sharing of fake news is best explained by the motivated cognition or the inattention accounts; and the complexities of developing psychometrically validated instruments to measure how interventions affect susceptibility to fake news at the individual level.

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Toward effective government communication strategies in the era of COVID-19

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Several countries have successfully reduced their COVID-19 infection rate early, while others have been overwhelmed. The reasons for the differences are complex, but response efficacy has in part depended on the speed and scale of governmental intervention and how communities have received, perceived, and acted on the information provided by governments and other agencies. While there is no ‘one size fits all’ communications strategy to deliver information during a prolonged crisis, in this article, we draw on key findings from scholarship in multiple social science disciplines to highlight some fundamental characteristics of effective governmental crisis communication. We then present ten recommendations for effective communication strategies to engender maximum support and participation. We argue that an effective communication strategy is a two-way process that involves clear messages, delivered via appropriate platforms, tailored for diverse audiences, and shared by trusted people. Ultimately, the long-term success depends on developing and maintaining public trust. We outline how government policymakers can engender widespread public support and participation through increased and ongoing community engagement. We argue that a diversity of community groups must be included in engagement activities. We also highlight the implications of emerging digital technologies in communication and engagement activities.

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Interventions to mitigate COVID-19 misinformation: protocol for a scoping review

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Background The duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic depends in a large part on individual and societal actions which is influenced by the quality and salience of the information to which they are exposed. Unfortunately, COVID-19 misinformation has proliferated. To date, no systematic efforts have been made to evaluate interventions that mitigate COVID-19-related misinformation. We plan to conduct a scoping review that seeks to fill several of the gaps in the current knowledge of interventions that mitigate COVID-19-related misinformation. Methods A scoping review focusing on interventions that mitigate COVID-19 misinformation will be conducted. We will search (from January 2020 onwards) MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science Core Collection, Africa-Wide Information, Global Health, WHO Global Literature on Coronavirus Disease Database, WHO Global Index Medicus, and Sociological Abstracts. Gray literature will be identified using Disaster Lit, Google Scholar, Open Science Framework, governmental websites, and preprint servers (e.g., EuropePMC, PsyArXiv, MedRxiv, JMIR Preprints). Study selection will conform to Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers’ Manual 2020 Methodology for JBI Scoping Reviews. Only English language, original studies will be considered for inclusion. Two reviewers will independently screen all citations, full-text articles, and abstract data. A narrative summary of findings will be conducted. Data analysis will involve quantitative (e.g., frequencies) and qualitative (e.g., content and thematic analysis) methods. Discussion Original research is urgently needed to design interventions to mitigate COVID-19 misinformation. The planned scoping review will help to address this gap. Systematic review registrations Systematic Review Registration: Open Science Framework (osf/io/etw9d).

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Refuting Spurious COVID-19 Treatment Claims Reduces Demand and Misinformation Sharing

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

How Can Psychological Science Help Counter the Spread of Fake News?

How Can Psychological Science Help Counter the Spread of Fake News?

Toward effective government communication strategies in the era of COVID-19

Interventions to mitigate COVID-19 misinformation: protocol for a scoping review

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