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🚨Our new review paper 🚨 (with @roozenbot & @Sander_vdLinden) of #inoculationtheory applied to tackling #misinformation is out in the special issue “Threats to #Science” in the ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science!
🧵See 7 major points + link below:
🧵See 7 major points + link below:
🧵No, #fact-checking or #debunking is NOT enough to combat online misinformation - #fakenews can continue to influence reasoning and beliefs, even after it has been retracted/corrected. (1/7)
🧵Originating in the 60’s as a “vaccine for brainwash”, inoculation theory offers a logical basis for developing a psychological “#vaccine” against misinformation. (2/7)
1/ 14 state attorneys general want answers from @Facebook re: if the #DisinformationDozen received special treatment from the platform, per @NanditaB1 for @Reuters.
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2/ The #DisinformationDozen—as identified by @CCDHate—are “12 anti-vaxxers who are responsible for almost two-thirds of anti-vaccine content circulating on social media platforms.” —@NanditaB1
3/ But we aren’t all viewed by the algorithm as equal targets. As discussed in an episode of @EpidemicPodcast, social media & disinformation algorithms target vulnerable populations. Listen here: bit.ly/3olnIHW
