Observed correction : how we can all respond to misinformation on social media / Leticia Bode, Emily K. Vraga.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bode, Leticia, author.

Vraga, Emily K., author.

Series:

Oxford studies in digital politics.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford studies in digital politics

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Misinformation.

Disinformation.

Online manipulation.

Social media--Moral and ethical aspects.

Social media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

While many solutions have been proposed to combat misinformation on social media, most are either ineffective, expensive, or do not work at scale. What if social media users could help mitigate the misinformation they're also responsible for proliferating? In 'Observed Correction', Leticia Bode & Emily K. Vraga consider both the power of & the barriers to 'observed correction', users witnessing other users correct misinformation on social media. The authors Vraga argue that when people view others directly & publicly correct misinformation on social media, their understanding of the topic becomes more accurate. Yet, while many members of the public value correction, Bode & Vraga find that they are often reluctant to correct errors they see on social media. This same reluctance to correct is seen among expert fact checkers & health communicators, compounded by the constraints of limited resources & competing priorities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 15, 2025).

ISBN:

0-19-756593-X

0-19-756591-3

OCLC:

1519805952