Why Corrections (Partly) Fail: Higher-Order Inferences and the Stickiness of Misinformation

2026/05/09 by Dian van Huijstee, Ivar Vermeulen, Ellen Droog +2 · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics #Misinformation and Its Impacts #Philosophy and History of Science

paper · doi:10.1080/15213269.2026.2668355

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Discussions

• ✨ The findings suggest that misinformation's persuasive influence can persist even when its factual content is corrected — with important implications for fact-checkers, journalists, and policymakers. [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]