Correcting misinformation about the Russia-Ukraine War reduces false beliefs but does not change views about the War.
PLoS One
; 19(9): e0307090, 2024.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39312501
ABSTRACT
We report results from simultaneous experiments conducted in late 2022 in Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. The experiments focus on fact-checking misinformation supportive of Russia in the Russia-Ukraine War. Meta-analysis makes clear that fact-checking misinformation reduces belief in pro-Kremlin false claims. Effects of fact-checks are not uniform across countries; our meta-analytic estimate is reliant on belief accuracy increases observed in Russia and Ukraine. While fact-checks improve belief accuracy, they do not change respondents' attitudes about which side to support in the War. War does not render individuals hopelessly vulnerable to misinformation-but fact-checking misinformation is unlikely to change their views toward the conflict.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Communication
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
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Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
PLoS One
Journal subject:
CIENCIA
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MEDICINA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Country of publication:
United States