Research Topic: Misinformation

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Content Confusion: News Media, Native Advertising, and Policy in an Era…

We often blame social media for the rampant problem of disinformation, but mainstream news media is also at fault. Not…
Misinformation
November 18, 2025

Climate action and native advertising: How fossil fuel companies present environmental…

Confronting severe economic challenges in the twenty-first century, many news media are forging new relationships with advertisers, including the focus…
Climate Misinformation
November 14, 2025

Mitigating Information Insecurity: An African Perspective on Satisfaction With Democracy

While Africans are committed to democracy, governments across the continent have failed to deliver on the democratic aspirations of the…
Misinformation
March 6, 2025

The Future of Energy? Building resilience to ExxonMobil’s disinformation through disclosures…

Disinformation campaigns can significantly impact beliefs about climate change. This study involved an online experiment with 1045 U.S. participants, exposing…
Climate Misinformation Sponsored Content
March 4, 2025

Predicting Health Misperceptions: The Role of eHealth Literacy and Situational Perceptions

This study sought to understand how health misperceptions develop among individuals after exposure to misinformation messages, and how eHealth literacy…
Health Communication Misinformation
October 28, 2024

Refuting misinformation: Examining theoretical underpinnings of refutational interventions

With the proliferation of misinformation have come toolkits that include refutation strategies to target the beliefs of individuals that can…
Misinformation
December 14, 2023

Missing Voices: Examining How Misinformation-Susceptible Individuals From Underrepresented Communities Engage, Perceive,…

This study examines how misinformation-susceptible individuals from historically excluded and marginalized communities engage with science topics (e.g., climate change, vaccines,…
Diversity Misinformation Science Communication
December 6, 2023
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