SYDNEY -- So-called pre-bunking is the "most important tactic" in the online battle against fake news and propaganda as it can undermine disinformation campaigns before they have even kicked off ...

How does it work? Producing fake information is getting easier The anatomy of a disinformation campaign The vocabulary of disinformation Pre-bunking is just one of many countermeasures that have ...

Researchers involved in a large peer-reviewed study published Wednesday say that a new strategy called “pre-bunking” is the best method yet developed to stop people from believing the ...

The study is part of an ongoing project called “Countercons – Countering Conspiracy Beliefs: The Role of Pre-bunking Strategies (2023-2025)” – founded by the Italian University and ...

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It's an approach called “pre-bunking” and it builds on years of research into an idea known as inoculation theory that suggests exposing people to how misinformation works, using harmless ...

They call it “pre-bunking.” The researchers found that psychologically “inoculating” internet users against lies and conspiracy theories — by pre-emptively showing them videos about the ...

Funding to support “fact-checking" and the "pre-bunking” of fake news is among the suggestions outlined in a new National Counter Disinformation Strategy. The report, published on Thursday ...

Tom Norton is Newsweek's Fact Check reporter, based in London. His focus is reporting on misinformation and misleading information in U.S. public life. He has in-depth knowledge of open source ...