Combining two simple tools could combat election misinformation

Combining two simple tools could combat election misinformation

Credit: Dziana Hasanbekava from Pexels A popular new strategy for combating misinformation doesn’t by itself help people distinguish truth from falsehood but improves when paired with reminders to focus on accuracy, finds new Cornell University-led research supported by Google. Psychological inoculation, a form of “prebunking” intended to help people identify and refute false or misleading … Read more

Misinformation and the Three Languages of Politics (with Arnold Kling)

Misinformation and the Three Languages of Politics (with Arnold Kling)

0:37 Intro. [Recording date: September 5, 2024.] Russ Roberts: Today is September 5th 2024, and my guest is economist and author Arnold Kling. His Substack is In My Tribe. This is Arnold’s 19th appearance on EconTalk. He was last here in December of 2022, talking about Twitter, FTX, and ChatGPT. And boy, that seems like … Read more