Steph WrightDec 20, 2022
Brendan Nyhan
New paper from 42 experts in misinfo (not me!) identifying the 10 most important interventions against online misinformation and manipulation and the evidence for them - paper https://psyarxiv.com/x8ejt/ and website with interactive tables summarizing the evidence https://interventionstoolbox.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/table_evidence.html.
Dec 20, 2022 at 1:59pmWeb
Show threadFactpipe, PolitiPipeDec 20, 2022
@brendannyhan This is a great paper/study, and very helpful to those of us who have been working on fighting misinformation.
Show threadSuresh VenkatasubramanianDec 20, 2022
@brendannyhan This is incredible! What an amazing resource.
Show threadKimberlee Chestnut ChangDec 20, 2022
@brendannyhan This is fantastic, thanks for sharing!
Show threadSuzyanalyst1Dec 20, 2022
@brendannyhan After scanning through the database, the conclusion I took was “all the interventions work, a bit.”
Show threadTown vs. Beagle KillerDec 20, 2022

@brendannyhan

So our civic duty is to go to Twitter to call out lies, politely of course?

This is my main problem with abandoning it completely.

I read that many young people form their political opinions based on what they see in social media.

Show threadAlison HoensDec 20, 2022
@brendannyhan Thank you for sharing these great resources. Your thoughts re this? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02118-1
Eight rules to combat medical misinformation - Nature Medicine

Authors of biomedical research should provide clear and accurate information to society, whilst working to combat misinformation and disinformation.

Nature
Show threadLuke R.Dec 21, 2022
@brendannyhan Looking forward to reading this, thanks for sharing!
Show threadEstelle Smith 🌟Dec 21, 2022
@brendannyhan This is really awesome! I just wish there was another column indicating efficacy… Some of these strategies are known to induce backfire effects.