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Increasingly diverse and contrary claims as to what is fact pose challenges for information integration. Formal representation of established fact, ontology, is well studied, but that of how agents establish […]
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The impact of online social influence on social learning, health behaviour and population health is a new, rapidly developing area of study. Previous research focused specifically on digital influencers suggests […]
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The spread of information has become faster and wider than ever with the advent of social network platforms. The question raised in this study is whether information dissemination in social […]
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Despite the growing concern with ‘post-truth’ attitudes in today’s society, the role of belief in truth relativism has been surprisingly neglected in the psychology of misinformation. In the current research, […]
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We report three studies examining the impact of the 2019–2020 Australian bushfires, known as the Black Summer, on Australians’ climate-related opinions. Study 1 was conducted before the peak of the […]
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As algorithmic platforms increasingly mediate public service delivery, data-driven systems shape how citizens experience trust and privacy while generating digital traces that inform policy decisions. In the context of public […]
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This study evaluated the impact of value-based narratives on American adult participants’ trust perception. In a first-person narrative, a medical scientist described their value-based motivations for developing artificial intelligence (AI) […]
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We examined the effects of gentle and harsh satire on perceived trustworthiness of a scientist in an audio clip. Using a three-condition between-subjects survey experiment (N = 723), we found […]
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The scale and volume of user-generated content produced in the Web 2.0 era have led to content moderation becoming an essential aspect of most online platforms’ business models. This form […]
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Fact-checking can play an essential role in reducing political misperceptions. However, how effective it is in doing so has yet to be understood. This study uses data from a two-wave […]
