Combating Misinformation – Designing a Toolkit to Address a Global Problem

错误信息会损害人们的认知——他们的记忆、推理和判断——即使发布了可信的更正；因此，它对循证实践和政策构成重大威胁。本项目旨在开发新的心理干预措施，以减少错误信息的影响，基于一个实验研究计划，旨在系统地评估各种类型的错误信息对认知和行为的影响。预期的结果是关于错误信息处理和沟通的新知识的发展，并将其转化为实际应用的工具包。这有望改善个人和公共决策，并培养一种准确信息交流的文化。

Misinformation impairs people’s cognition – their memory, reasoning and judgements – even if credible corrections are issued; it therefore poses a significant threat to evidence-based practice and policy. This project aims to develop novel psychological interventions to reduce the impact of misinformation, based on an experimental research program designed to systematically assess the effects of various types of misinformation on cognition and behaviour. The expected outcome is the development of new knowledge regarding misinformation processing and communication and its translation into a toolkit for practical application. This promises to improve individual and public decision making and foster a culture of accurate information exchange.