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Inoculating the Public against Misinformation about Climate Change

Inoculating the Public against Misinformation about Climate Change

Inoculating the Public against Misinformation about Climate Change

Advanced Science News, Global Challenges

Advanced Science News, Global Challenges

Advanced Science News, Global Challenges

Sander van der Linden, Anthony Leiserowitz, Seth Rosenthal, Ed Maibach (2017)

Introduces inoculation theory applied to climate misinformation: pre-emptively exposing audiences to weakened forms of denial builds resistance to the real thing. One of the most cited studies in the prebunking literature.

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