Gordon Pennycook|David G. Rand
Accuracy prompts are a replicable and generalizable approach for reducing the spread of misinformation
University of Regina|Massachusetts Institute of Technology
abstract interventions shift users attention toward concept accuracy represent promising approach reducing misinformation sharing online assess replicability generalizability accuracy prompt effect metaanalyzing 20 experiments total n 26863 completed group 2017 2020 internal metaanalysis includes relevant studies regardless outcome uses identical analyses across studies overall accuracy prompts increased quality news people share sharing discernment relative control primarily reducing sharing intentions false headlines 10 relative control studies magnitude effect significantly differ content headlines politics compared covid19 related news significantly decay successive trials effect robustly moderated gender race political ideology education value explicitly placed accuracy significantly larger older reflective attentive participants internal metaanalysis demonstrates replicability generalizability accuracy prompt effect sharing discernment