Extremism, fake news and hate: Effects of social media in the post-truth era
This thesis delves into the ways political actors, media outlets, and individuals utilize social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to disseminate false information and galvanize extremist movements in the United…
Raising climate literacy through addressing misinformation: Case studies in agnotology‐based learning
This paper examines agnotology, the study of ignorance and misconceptions, and its use in improving climate literacy through refutational lessons which are educational materials designed to directly counter and correct specific misconceptions…
The truth about denial
Despite the widely accepted scientific consensus that climate change is a real and human-caused phenomenon, polls have revealed that many Americans believe there is significant disagreement among scientists. On the other hand,…
Correcting misinformation about climate change: The impact of partisanship in an experimental setting
This research employs a survey experiment to evaluate a theory about source credibility, discovering that Republicans who contradict their partisan beliefs by correcting misinformation are the most convincing in convincing respondents to…
How to unring the bell: A meta-analytic approach to correction of misinformation
The study offers a meta-analysis of 32 separate investigations to gauge the efficacy of correcting misinformation and to identify the factors that influence this process. The findings indicate that while corrections do…
The Complexity of Post-truth in Research: An Indigenous Speculation. In Post-Truth, Fake News
In an era where objective facts and verifiable truths are less influential in shaping public opinion than emotional appeals and personal beliefs, it is becoming increasingly difficult to discern what is real…
Science vs conspiracy: Collective narratives in the age of misinformation
This research investigates the dissemination of conspiracy theories, like the notion that chemtrails contribute to global warming or vaccines cause autism, on the internet despite the assertion of collective intelligence. By analyzing…
Social determinants of content selection in the age of (mis)information
This research investigates the dissemination of conspiracy theories on the internet, like the notion that contributes to global warming or vaccines that cause autism. By analyzing data from 1.2 million Italian Facebook…
Computing machinery and intelligence
Turing’s book shifts focus from questioning whether machines can think to whether they can perform different actions from those of human thinkers. Turing argues that the requirement for evaluating machines is their…
Viral misinformation: The role of homophily and polarization
This paper explores how misinformation, including science and conspiracy news, spreads on social media among 1.2 million Italian Facebook users. It finds that users are more engaged with content that corresponds with…
