How to unring the bell: A meta-analytic approach to correction of misinformation |
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| Authors: | Nathan Walter Sheila T Murphy |
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| Institution: | Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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| Abstract: | The study reports on a meta-analysis of attempts to correct misinformation (k?=?65). Results indicate that corrective messages have a moderate influence on belief in misinformation (r?=?.35); however, it is more difficult to correct for misinformation in the context of politics (r?=?.15) and marketing (r?=?.18) than health (r?=?.27). Correction of real-world misinformation is more challenging (r?=?.14), as opposed to constructed misinformation (r?=?.48). Rebuttals (r?=?.38) are more effective than forewarnings (r?=?.16), and appeals to coherence (r?=?.55) outperform fact-checking (r?=?.25), and appeals to credibility (r?=?.14). |
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| Keywords: | Misinformation correction debiasing meta-analysis rebuttals |
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