Misinformation and Its Impacts

TopicLeading institutions, researchers & key papers

This cluster of papers focuses on the spread of misinformation, fake news, and conspiracy theories through social media platforms. It explores topics such as infodemics, fact-checking, rumor detection, online credibility, and the impact of misinformation on public health and political polarization.

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How has Misinformation and Its Impacts's publication output changed over time?

ScholarIQpublication output · 2012–2022

Output grew0% over the shown period — from 1 works in 2012 to 1 in 2022.

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What are the most-cited papers on Misinformation and Its Impacts?

ScholarIQmost cited works

The science of fake news

David Lazer, Matthew Baum, Yochai Roberts Benkler, Adam J. Berinsky, Kelly M. Greenhill, Filippo Menczer, Miriam J. Metzger, Brendan Nyhan, Gordon Pennycook, David Rothschild, Michael Schudson, Steven A. Sloman, Cass R. Sunstein, Emily Thorson, Duncan J. Watts, Jonathan Zittrain

Science. 20183,885 CitationsOPEN ACCESS

Misinformation and Its Correction

Stephan Lewandowsky, Ullrich K. H. Ecker, Colleen M. Seifert, Norbert Schwarz, John Cook

S4394735540. 20122,886 Citations

Lazy, not biased: Susceptibility to partisan fake news is better explained by lack of reasoning than by motivated reasoning

Gordon Pennycook, David G. Rand

S88198767. 20182,016 Citations

Beyond misinformation: Understanding and coping with the “post-truth” era.

Stephan Lewandowsky, Ullrich K. H. Ecker, John Cook

S2764634622. 20171,966 CitationsOPEN ACCESS

Fighting COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media: Experimental Evidence for a Scalable Accuracy-Nudge Intervention

Gordon Pennycook, Jonathon McPhetres, Yunhao Zhang, Jackson G. Lu, David G. Rand