Tag Archives: misinformation

Psychological ‘Vaccine’ to ‘Inoculate’ People from Accepting ‘FakeNews’

Mind Control

How do you vaccinate people against climate change misinformation? Tell them lies, according to psychologists from the University of Cambridge, Yale University and George Mason University. This idea comes from medicine and virology where exposing the body to a weakened version of the virus allows it to build a tolerance. The point is to tell lies and expose them as […]

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Detecting Misinformation Improves Memory Recall and Life

Logic & Biases, Psychology, Consciousness & Thinking

Misinformation (falsity) about an event that is accepted as truth makes it more difficult to recall the original details of the event as they actually happened. The falsity is the accepted visible reality, while the underlying details are covered over. sourceThis is the misinformation effect, where recall of the memories of an event become less accurate because of post-event information, […]

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