misinformation

Sustained, classroom-based media literacy improved the ability of teenagers in rural India to resist misinformation. The effects are large, lasting – and even spill over to parents.

Political misinformation is increasingly becoming a problem worldwide, not only misleading but also furthering polarisation. New research on Colombia offers a demand-side intervention to this problem—fostering critical thinking—which has resulted in ...

Deactivating multimedia on WhatsApp in Brazil consistently reduced exposure to online misinformation during the pre-election weeks in 2022, but did not impact whether false news was believed, or reduce polarisation.