Inoculating Students against Misinformation by Having Them Create It: Inoculation theory suggests engaging ways to build resilience to misinformation

Authors :: Trecek-King, Melanie
Source :: Skeptical Inquirer. Nov-Dec, 2023, Vol. 47 Issue 6, p46, 4 p.
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: We are drowning in misinformation. From wellness influencers making wildly inaccurate and baseless nutrition claims to fringe medical 'professionals' selling pseudoscientific 'treatments' online to conspiracy theorists enticing followers down the [...]

Subjects :: Students -- Methods -- Health aspects
Conspiracy theories -- Health aspects -- Methods
Information literacy -- Health aspects -- Methods
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