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Prominent misinformation interventions reduce misperceptions but increase scepticism

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2024
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Hoes, E., Aitken, B., Zhang, J., Gackowski, T., & Wojcieszak, M. (2024). Prominent misinformation interventions reduce misperceptions but increase scepticism. Nature Human Behaviour, 8, 1545–1553. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01884-x

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Current interventions to combat misinformation, including fact-checking, media literacy tips and media coverage of misinformation, may have unintended consequences for democracy. We propose that these interventions may increase scepticism towards all information, including accurate information. Across three online survey experiments in three diverse countries (the United States, Poland and Hong Kong; total n = 6,127), we tested the negative spillover effects of existing strategies and compared them with three alternative interventions

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  • Hoes, Emma
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  • Aitken, Brian
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  • Zhang, Jingwen
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  • Gackowski, Tomasz
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  • Wojcieszak, Magdalena
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8

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8

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1545

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1553

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English

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2024-06-10

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2025-07-04

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2397-3374

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Hoes, E., Aitken, B., Zhang, J., Gackowski, T., & Wojcieszak, M. (2024). Prominent misinformation interventions reduce misperceptions but increase scepticism. Nature Human Behaviour, 8, 1545–1553. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01884-x

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