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Psychological science · Nov 2017
Meta AnalysisDebunking: A Meta-Analysis of the Psychological Efficacy of Messages Countering Misinformation.
This meta-analysis investigated the factors underlying effective messages to counter attitudes and beliefs based on misinformation. Because misinformation can lead to poor decisions about consequential matters and is persistent and difficult to correct, debunking it is an important scientific and public-policy goal. ⋯ A detailed debunking message correlated positively with the debunking effect. Surprisingly, however, a detailed debunking message also correlated positively with the misinformation-persistence effect.