Financial incentives increased additive discernment on average by 0.44 posts shared and were 1.17 times more likely to discern between true and false information.
In this experiment, a mock social media platform was created to understand if incentivizing participants to share factual content and disincentivizing the sharing of misinformation influenced their sharing behavior on the platform.
This Wellcome Trust funded study highlights the various challenges faced by early career researchers, and STEM scientists at various positions in their careers during the COVID-19 restrictions in India.