The rapid spread of misinformation online is of growing concern to communication researchers. Scientific misinformation can lead to ill-founded educational practices, health trends, and public policies. In an online survey-based experiment (N = 744), we corrected neuroscience myths via a mock Facebook newsfeed. We were able to reduce belief in the myths by presenting the subjects with corrective “related articles” immediately following the myth. We also found limited evidence that readers evaluate articles more positively when they are consistent with preexisting views. Our findings are consistent with previous research and extend research on corrective messaging strategies into a new context.

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通过社交媒体纠正关于神经科学的错误信息

在线错误信息的迅速传播越来越引起传播研究人员的关注。科学错误信息可能导致毫无根据的教育实践、健康趋势和公共政策。在一项基于在线调查的实验 (N = 744) 中，我们通过模拟 Facebook 新闻源纠正了神经科学神话。我们能够通过在神话之后立即向受试者提供纠正性“相关文章”来减少对神话的信念。我们还发现有限的证据表明，当文章与先前存在的观点一致时，读者会更积极地评价文章。我们的发现与之前的研究一致，并将对纠正性消息传递策略的研究扩展到新的环境中。