With the prevalence and increasing impact of misinformation on social media, numerous
studies have explored the characteristics of misinformation. However, we lack a holistic …

A tidal wave of research has tried to uncover the motivational and personological correlates
of conspiratorial ideation, often studying these two classes of correlates in parallel. Here, we …

Rationale Health misinformation poses a significant threat to public health. Understanding
why people believe health misinformation and who is at risk is crucial for developing …

Many observers of the current explosion of generative AI worry about its impact on our
information environment, with concerns being raised about the increased quantity, quality …

Developing effective interventions to counter misinformation is an urgent goal, but it also
presents conceptual, empirical, and practical difficulties, compounded by the fact that …

Low-quality and misleading information online can hijack people's attention, often by
evoking curiosity, outrage, or anger. Resisting certain types of information and actors online …

Despite over 50 years of messaging about the reality of human-caused climate change,
substantial portions of the population remain sceptical. Furthermore, many sceptics remain …

Research on the psychology of learning has highlighted straightforward ways of enhancing
learning. However, effective learning strategies are underused by learners. In this Review …

Scientifically relevant misinformation, defined as false claims concerning a scientific
measurement procedure or scientific evidence, regardless of the author's intent, is illustrated …

Implications Fake news, misinformation, and disinformation have become some of the most
studied phenomena in the social sciences (Freelon & Wells, 2020). Despite the widespread …