Thinking Clearly About Misinformation

Tay, Li and Lewandowsky, Stephan and Hurlstone, Mark and Kurz, Tim and Ecker, Ullrich (2024) Thinking Clearly About Misinformation. Communications Psychology, 2: 4. ISSN 2731-9121

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Abstract

There is concern that many ills in Western societies are caused by misinformation. Some researchers argue that misinformation is merely a symptom, not a cause. This is a false dichotomy, and research should differentiate between dimensions of misinformation in these evaluations.