Oh, the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide
The article discusses the results of an experiment conducted with the aim of studying people’s response to pessimists who use “Junk Science” to spread fear among the general public. The survey collects…
Something that They Never Said: Multimodal Disinformation and Source Vividness in Understanding the Power of AI-Enabled Deepfake News
A study about deepfake news with focus on video content rather than text based fake news, with the main aim of elevating the tools related to audience inoculation. Among its findings it…
Reading, Commenting and Sharing of Fake News: How Online Bandwagons and Bots Dictate User Engagement
The research compares the actions of reading, liking, commenting, and sharing of real vs fake news. Among the findings was that real info were more likely to receive “likes” whereas false info…
Issue Importance and the Correction of Misinformation
the study explores why the correction of misinformation works at certain occasions and doesn’t at others, it suggests that the more an individual is concerned about a topic, the more difficult it…
Countering the “Harmless E-Cigarette” Myth: The Interplay of Message Format, Message Sidedness, and Prior Experience With E-Cigarette Use in Misinformation Correction
the study explores which approach is better in addressing misinfo within the health sector, it suggests that for practical use two issues must be considered, 1 the sidedness, i.e. the narrative of…
Fungicide Resistance and Misinformation: A Game Theoretic Approach
A study on farmer behavior regarding the use of fungicide in light of the fungicide resistance problem. It is discussed by applying a compensation mechanism between neighboring farmers and the effect of…
Global Warming: Scam, Fraud, or Hoax?
An article that takes you step by step in approaching the case of global warming from the eyes of skeptics.
Is the Earth Crying Wolf? Exploring Knowledge Source and Certainty in High School Students’ Analysis of Global Warming News
A study on socioscientific issues (SSIs) such as global warming and how they are understood and percieved among highschool children (around 17 years of age), from from a public high in a…
Climate change risks and global warming dangers: a field analysis of online US news media
A study that analysis the use of the terms Climate Change and Global Warming in US media and how they are politicized, the analysis compares between the use, contrasting understanding of the…
Bots and online climate discourses: Twitter discourse on President Trump’s announcement of U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
A study that analyses the use of bot detection software on climate change discussion on Twitter after the US withdrew from the Paris agreement in 2017. Findings highlight the importance of identifying…
