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Civic Literacy and Disinformation in Democracies

Social Sciences
The aim of this study is to explore civic literacy as an approach to counter disinformation in democracies. From group interviews, we elicit, categorize, and analyze diverse perspectives on disinformation in Sweden, previously upheld as a country with ...
Jannie Lilja, Niklas Eklund, Ester Tottie   +2 more
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DISINFORMATION IN COMMUNICATION: The National Network to Combat Disinformation

Intercom: Revista Brasileira de Ciências da Comunicação
ABSTRACT In the Brazilian elections of 2018, 2020 and 2022, disinformation reached new heights, standing out as a central element in the public and academic debate. In light of these electoral processes, the National Network to Combat Disinformation (RNCD) produces and disseminates knowledge about the disinformation market in the country and around the
Marta Thaís Alencar, Thiago Henrique de Jesus-Silva, Juliana Fernandes Teixeira   +2 more
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Will, Skill, Not Tool: Chinese university students' acceptance of generative AI for academic writing in informal English medium instruction settings

British Journal of Educational Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract The generative AI (GenAI) has exhibited diverse functions in supporting academic writing, especially for university students who encounter both disciplinary content and academic English challenges in English medium instruction (EMI). However, existing studies have rarely addressed EMI students' behavioural intentions to use GenAI for academic ...
Pengzhan Yang, Wenqian Huang
wiley   +1 more source

Blueprint of a smokescreen: Introducing the validated climate disinformation corpus for behavioural research on combating climate disinformation

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Behavioural science research has the potential to develop evidence‐based strategies to fight disinformation about climate science and climate mitigation action; however, this research has yet to be conducted systematically with validated sets of climate disinformation stimuli. Here, we present the Climate Disinformation Corpus, a collection of
Tobia Spampatti, Tobias Brosch, Christian Mumenthaler, Ulf J. J. Hahnel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disinformation as process: modeling the lifecycle of deceit

Communication Theory
Abstract This article offers a new conceptual model of disinformation which accounts for the performative status of disinformation accusations, and the dialogistic interaction between accusers and accused, within a multi-aspectual dynamic process involving diverse actors (including those disassociated from various forms of deceit ...
Tolz, Vera, Hutchings, Stephen, Kazakov, Vitaly; id_orcid 0000-0003-1641-2598, Tipaldou, Sofia   +3 more
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The gateway (mis)belief model: How misinformation impacts perceptions of scientific consensus and attitudes towards climate change

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Climate change is one of the greatest threats to humanity, necessitating immediate action to combat its consequences. Although there is a nearly unanimous scientific consensus that climate change is human‐caused, misinformation doubting its causes continues to circulate widely.
Hannah Timna Logemann, Jacob B. Rode, Rakoen Maertens, Sander van der Linden   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fighting fire with fire: Prebunking with the use of a plausible meta‐conspiracy framing

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Prebunking can be used to pre‐emptively refute conspiracy narratives. We developed a new approach to prebunking – fighting fire with fire – which introduces a plausible ‘meta‐conspiracy’ suggesting that conspiracy theories are deliberately spread as part of a wider conspiracy.
Mikey Biddlestone, Ricky Green, Daniel Toribio‐Flórez, Dylan de Gourville, Robbie M. Sutton, Karen M. Douglas   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sampling and processing of climate change information and disinformation across three diverse countries

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In the media, accurate climate information and climate disinformation often coexist and present competing narratives about climate change. Whereas previous research documented detrimental effects of disinformation on climate beliefs, little is known about how people seek climate‐related content and how this varies between cross‐cultural ...
Zahra Rahmani Azad, Tobia Spampatti, Sebastian Gluth, Kim‐Pong Tam, Ulf J. J. Hahnel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Denialist vs. warmist climate change conspiracy beliefs: Ideological roots, psychological correlates and environmental implications

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In the current research, we use network analysis to examine the structure, ideological foundations and correlates of climate change conspiracy theories, distinguishing between denialist and warmist beliefs. Denialist beliefs, typically endorsed on the political right, claim that climate change is exaggerated, whereas warmist beliefs, more ...
Dylan de Gourville, Karen M. Douglas, Robbie M. Sutton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disinformation, Misinformation and the Agri-Food Sector

EU agrarian Law
This paper aims to assess the phenomenon of disinformation and misinformation within the agri-food sector, recognizing the growing concern articulated by global authorities.
Čechmánek Kristián
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