Raising Misinformation Awareness via Rule-Based and Mindfulness Training
Michelle Kuralt, Lydia Ray, Stephanie da Silva, Yesem Kurt Peker
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Michelle Kuralt
TSYS School of Computer Science, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, United States
Lydia Ray
TSYS School of Computer Science, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, United States
Stephanie da Silva
TSYS School of Computer Science, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, United States
Yesem Kurt Peker
TSYS School of Computer Science, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, United States
Cite this paper as:Kuralt, M., Ray, L., da Silva, S., Kurt Peker, Y. (2023). Raising Misinformation Awareness via Rule-Based and Mindfulness Training.
Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 21(1), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.54808/JSCI.21.01.39
Online ISSN (Journal): 1690-4524
Abstract
Disinformation campaigns can have real and lasting effects, such as driving political elections, causing vaccine hesitancy, and creating intergroup conflicts. This paper reviews existing literature on disinformation and misinformation, and describes a study conducted by the authors in which the likelihood of sharing misinformation was measured among participants who received training based on rules or mindfulness, or who received no training at all. Participants who received misinformation training were less likely to share (i.e., pass along) the misinformation compared to participants who did not receive misinformation training. Thus, susceptibility to misinformation can be combated through educational strategies.
