Elena Coulls, Georgia Middleton, Stefania Velardo, Brittany J Johnson
Exploring Australian children's perceptions of a school-provided lunch model using a story completion method
Health promotion international
literature address misinformation rapidly expanded recent years aim scoping review synthesize growing published literature health science misinformation mitigation interventions englishlanguage articles published january 2017 july 2022 included titleabstract screening 115 publications 148 empirical studies met inclusion criteria coded sample characteristics topics mitigation strategies research methods outcomes intervention efficacy marked increase misinformation mitigation research observed 20202022 covid19 vaccines climate change frequently addressed topics studies used general population samples recruited online focused populations vulnerable misinformation studies assessed cognitive outcomes eg knowledge fewer assessing health behavior communication behavior skills correction k 97 used misinformation mitigation strategy followed education literacy initiatives k 39 prebunkinginoculation k 24 intervention efficacy varied 76 studies reporting positive 17 reporting null 68 reporting mixed results misinformation mitigation interventions limited shortterm online experiments focused improving cognitive outcomes priority research areas going forward include expanding diversifying study samples scaling interventions conducting longitudinal observations focusing communities susceptible misinformation