Resources on applying Inoculation Theory to Misinformation

Inoculation Theory: A beginners Guide

Inoculation theory is a social psychological communication theory that explains how an attitude or belief can be protected against persuasion or influence in much the same way a body can be protected against disease…

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Useful Links

  • The Bad News game explained – video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfGwHyxlZCY

  • CNN interview with Jon Roozenbeek on GetBadNews

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-outsmart-a-troll-by-thinking-like-one-claire-wardle

  • Why there is no simple fix against misinformation

https://theconversation.com/fake-news-a-simple-nudge-isnt-enough-to-tackle-it-heres-what-to-do-instead-162454?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton

  • How effective is priming people to be mindful of accuracy as a way to combat misinformation?

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976211024535

  • Is the term ‘fake news’ politicized?”
https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/TQXRFUNQGT62CTXWRZIB/full
  • The language of conspiracy
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1368430220987596
  • How to combat distrust of science

https://www.scientificamerican.com/store/books/return-to-reason-the-science-of-thought/

  • Countering science denial

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-019-0631-5

  • How can psychological science help counter the spread of fake news?

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/spanish-journal-of-psychology/article/how-can-psychological-science-help-counter-the-spread-of-fake-news/2E045F4C17741EAD87F7D5D318560F01

  • Ideological assymetries and fake news
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352250X17302828
  • Risk perceptions of COVID-19
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13669877.2021.1890637?src=