Misinformation poses a bigger threat to democracy than you might think

Ullrich K H Ecker; Jon Roozenbeek; Sander Van Der Linden; Li Qian Tay; John Cook; Naomi Oreskes; Stephan Lewandowsky

doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01587-3

Misinformation poses a bigger threat to democracy than you might think

Ullrich K H Ecker^*
, Jon Roozenbeek
, Sander Van Der Linden
, Li Qian Tay
, John Cook
, Naomi Oreskes
, Stephan Lewandowsky

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	29-32
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nature
Volume	630
Issue number	8015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01587-3
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 5 Jun 2024

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Protecting the Democratic Information Space in Europe
Lewandowsky, S. (Principal Investigator), Westaway, R. M. (Administrator) & Carrella, F. (Researcher)
1/10/21 → 30/09/26
Project: Research, Parent
JITSUVAX: JIU-JITSU WITH MISINFORMATION IN THE AGE OF COVID: USING REFUTATION-BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE VACCINE UPTAKE AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC
Lewandowsky, S. (Principal Investigator), Gould, G. (Manager), Finn, A. H. R. (Co-Investigator), Barden, M. L. (Researcher), Anderson, E. C. (Researcher), Fisher, H. (Researcher) & Roderick, M. R. (Collaborator)
1/04/21 → 31/03/25
Project: Research, Parent

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