The effects of source expertise and trustworthiness on recollection: the case of vaccine misinformation
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DOI: 10.1007/s10339-020-00974-8
Abstract: Designing effective communication strategies for correcting vaccines misinformation requires an understanding of how the target group might react to information from different sources. The present study examined whether erroneous inferences about vaccination could be effectively… read more here.
Keywords: misinformation; vaccine misinformation; source; correction ... See more keywords
Russian Troll Vaccine Misinformation Dissemination on Twitter: The Role of Political Partisanship.
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DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2021.2021692
Abstract: Although vaccine misinformation has been a longstanding problem, the growth of social media and divides based on political ideology have raised novel concerns. One noteworthy example involves the Russian Internet Research Agency's deployment of operatives… read more here.
Keywords: nonpartisan trolls; misinformation; vaccine misinformation; troll vaccine ... See more keywords
Beliefs in COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Among Unvaccinated Black Americans: Prevalence, Socio-Psychological Predictors, and Consequences.
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DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2023.2179711
Abstract: Health-related misinformation is a major threat to public health and particularly worrisome for populations experiencing health disparities. This study sets out to examine the prevalence, socio-psychological predictors, and consequences of beliefs in COVID-19 vaccine misinformation… read more here.
Keywords: among unvaccinated; misinformation; vaccine misinformation; beliefs covid ... See more keywords
Do Socioeconomic Disparities Matter? Unraveling the Impacts of Online Vaccine Misinformation on Vaccination Intention During the COVID-19 Pandemic in China
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DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2023.2185320
Abstract: Concerns have been raised about whether and how groups at high risk of COVID-19 are more likely affected by online vaccine misinformation during the pandemic. This study examined the associations between exposure to online vaccine… read more here.
Keywords: online vaccine; vaccination intention; misinformation; vaccine misinformation ... See more keywords
Correcting COVID-19 vaccine misinformation in 10 countries
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.221097
Abstract: What can be done to reduce misperceptions about COVID-19 vaccines? We present results from experiments conducted simultaneously on YouGov samples in 10 countries (N = 10 600), which reveal that factual corrections consistently reduce false… read more here.
Keywords: misinformation; correcting covid; vaccine misinformation; factual corrections ... See more keywords
Lessons Learned From Monitoring Spanish-Language Vaccine Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.1177/00333549231168452
Abstract: COVID-19 vaccine misinformation is a global threat, and digital and social media support its spread. Addressing Spanish-language vaccine misinformation is critical. In 2021, we began a project to increase vaccine confidence and uptake in the… read more here.
Keywords: spanish language; language vaccine; misinformation; vaccine misinformation ... See more keywords