What Is the Science of Misinformation: Why False News Spreads
The science of misinformation explains why false information spreads faster than true news, how the illusory truth effect works, and what interventions actually reduce misinformation.
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The science of misinformation explains why false information spreads faster than true news, how the illusory truth effect works, and what interventions actually reduce misinformation.
How does propaganda actually work? Understand the psychological techniques behind mass persuasion — from World War I posters to social media disinformation — and why smart people are not immune.
The MIT Media Lab's landmark 2018 Science study found false news spreads 6x faster than true news. Here is the science explaining why, and what actually stops it.
A rigorous examination of propaganda — from WWI's Creel Committee and Nazi total propaganda to Cold War cultural warfare and today's digital micro-targeting, computational propaganda, and inoculation-based defenses.