Empowering users to navigate untrustworthy online information ecosystems to reach factual information

当今世界的虚假信息挑战是一个重大威胁，可能对个人和社会产生严重后果。大量用户转向社交媒体和其他超连接的在线信息生态系统获取重要信息，这在一定程度上助长了这一威胁。然而，由于大多数在线信息生态系统与生俱来的“真实性中立”性质，用户被链接到大量可信和恶意信息。此外，用户自身的心理偏见可能会进一步降低他们正确评估事实信息的能力，导致用户在没有系统本身的支持或做出适当判断所需的培训或技能的情况下评估信息(和虚假信息)的可信度。这项研究的关键目标是测试同时考虑在线信息生态系统的技术系统和心理约束的整体方法是否可以创建更有效的干预措施来对抗虚假信息。

The challenge of disinformation in today's world is a major threat that can have serious consequences for individuals as well as societies. This threat is partly facilitated by the vast number of users that are turning to social media and other hyper-connected online information ecosystems for important information. However, the user is linked to a huge amount of both trustworthy and malicious information due to the inherently "veracity-neutral" nature of most online information ecosystems. Moreover, users' own psychological biases may further reduce their ability to correctly evaluate factual information, resulting in user evaluating the trustworthiness of information (and disinformation) without the support of the system itself or the requisite training or skills to make appropriate judgements. The key objective of this research is to test if a holistic approach that considers both the technical system and psychological constraints of online information ecosystems can create a more effective intervention against disinformation.