Misinformation and conspiracies

Can Incentives for Sharing True Information Affect Discernment? Results from an Online Experiment in India

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.

The Crisis of Misinformation and Dark Creativity

This chapter explores the intersection of dark creativity and misinformation, particularly conspiratorial misinformation.

The Crisis of Misinformation and Dark Creativity

This chapter explores the intersection of dark creativity and misinformation, particularly conspiratorial misinformation.

Do you trust the rumors? Examining the determinants of health-related misinformation in India

This study examined the different psychosocial predictors of believing in conspiratorial information related to general health in India.

Does incentivization promote sharing “true” content online?

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.