Professor Nyhan discusses with NBC the effort by Google and social media platforms to preemptively debunk misinformation or conspiracy theories by telling people what to watch out for. A new study indicates combating false claims that way has some potential.
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Google is trying out ‘pre-bunking’ in an effort to counter misinformation
Videos featuring cartoons succeeded in raising people's awareness about common misinformation tactics for a short time, researchers found.
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