Combatting the persuasive effects of misinformation: Forewarning versus debunking revisited
Published online on August 26, 2025
Abstract
New Media & Society, Volume 28, Issue 8, Page 4243-4262, August 2026.
We posit that research into misinformation interventions puts too much focus on informational outcomes (e.g. perceived accuracy of misinformation), and too little on persuasive outcomes (e.g. inferred beliefs, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors). ...
We posit that research into misinformation interventions puts too much focus on informational outcomes (e.g. perceived accuracy of misinformation), and too little on persuasive outcomes (e.g. inferred beliefs, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors). ...