Cornelia Betsch

Jan 19, 2025 | nature.com | Viktoria Cologna |Niels G. Mede |Sebastian Berger |Marina Joubert |Edward Maibach |Sabina Mihelj | +96 more

AbstractScience is crucial for evidence-based decision-making. Public trust in scientists can help decision makers act on the basis of the best available evidence, especially during crises. However, in recent years the epistemic authority of science has been challenged, causing concerns about low public trust in scientists.

Jun 20, 2024 | bmj.com | Fabiana Zollo |Andrea Baronchelli |Cornelia Betsch |Marco Delmastro

Fabiana Zollo, professor12, Andrea Baronchelli, professor3, Cornelia Betsch, professor45, Marco Delmastro, research fellow16, Walter Quattrociocchi, professor7 1Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy 2New Institute Centre for Environmental Humanities, Venice, Italy 3City University of London, London, United Kingdom 4University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany 5Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany 6Enrico Fermi Center for Study and Research, Rome, Italy 7Sapienza...

May 12, 2024 | nature.com | Anastasia Kozyreva |Philipp Lorenz-Spreen |Stefan M. Herzog |Stephan Lewandowsky |Ralph Hertwig |Joe Bak-Coleman | +17 more

AbstractThe spread of misinformation through media and social networks threatens many aspects of society, including public health and the state of democracies. One approach to mitigating the effect of misinformation focuses on individual-level interventions, equipping policymakers and the public with essential tools to curb the spread and influence of falsehoods. Here we introduce a toolbox of individual-level interventions for reducing harm from online misinformation.