A Meta-Analytic Examination of the Continued Influence of Misinformation in the Face of Correction: How Powerful Is It, Why Does It Happen, and How to Stop It?

Walter, Nathan; Tukachinsky, Riva

doi:10.1177/0093650219854600

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A Meta-Analytic Examination of the Continued Influence of Misinformation in the Face of Correction: How Powerful Is It, Why Does It Happen, and How to Stop It?

Published in Communication Research • Jun 22, 2019

Authors:

Nathan Walter

Riva Tukachinsky

Abstract

A meta-analysis was conducted to examine the extent of continued influence of misinformation in the face of correction and the theoretical explanations of this phenomenon. Aggregation of results from 32 studies ( N = 6,527) revealed that, on average, correction does not entirely eliminate the effect...

Subject

Misinformation

Psychology

Social psychology

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