A new publication provides an overview of misinformation research findings

A new article by partner Knowledge Media Institute (Open University) published in Information Processing & Management provides an overview of our main research findings under the online misinformation area.

Highlights include:

• A bidirectional weak causation between misinformation and fact-checks is observed.
• Fact-checks about COVID-19 appear quickly after misinformation is circulated.
• The ability of fact-checks to reduce misinformation spread is limited.
•  Topics like conspiracy theories and virus causes are resistant to fact-checks.

The article is freely accessible and downloadable until 31 October 2021 via this URL:  https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1dj~w15hYdmTIW

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2021.102732