Xin Wei, Susu Zhang, Jihong Zhang, Jennifer Yu
Mathematics performance, response time, and enjoyment of eighth-grade autistic students and their general education peers
Autism : the international journal of research and practice
emerging communication technologies seen proliferation misleading claims untruthful narratives conspiracies understand people perceive act different types misinformation study examines health misinformation varying falsity fabrication versus misuse evidence type statistical versus narrative affects sharing verification intentions using covid19 vaccines cases results online experiment showed misused misinformation perceived less false fabricated misinformation resulted higher sharing intentions issue vaccine efficacy misinformation narrative evidence compared statistical evidence perceived less false led lower verification intentions findings explained psychological processes counterarguing narrative engagement results help practitioners develop dedicated misinformation literacy programs