Top Tweets for #thinkaccuracy
Can art help people to pause & embrace accuracy?
Colleague @GordPennycook (et al) found "nudging people to think about accuracy is a simple way to improve choices about what to share on social media"
https://t.co/azxD81qyXD.
Artistic imagery have a nudge role?
#ThinkAccuracy!
Misinformation on coronavirus is proving highly contagious
https://t.co/pyuLxxrlM2 Pipe
#thinkaccuracy #scicomm
"Stemming the spread of misinformation on social media" https://t.co/vjkSkqQer7 cc @CIHR_IRSC @MediaSmarts
Great wrk by our colleague, @GordPennycook! #GoTeam!
"...priming people to #ThinkAccuracy could make them more discerning in what they subsequently share on social media."
"Bleach baths & drinking hand sanitiser: poison centre cases rise under #Covid19" https://t.co/BWPHltrfdi by @lfspinney via @guardian #coronavirus
Sum: don't.
The spread of misinformation has a tangible impact.
#CheckThenShare #ThinkAccuracy
"Cyber defence agency found over 1,500 'malicious' fake Canadian government #COVID19 websites" https://t.co/EkOxRx5EZA by @ChrisGNardi via @nationalpost
#CheckThenShare #ThinkAccuracy!
@SajjadFazel @jaywgooch @DrJenGunter @jonathanstea Need fight misinformation from every angle, including: a more robust regulatory response; social media platform strategies; counter-messaging from science community, etc; heightening media literacy/critical thinking; and encouraging people to #CheckThenShare!
#ThinkAccuracy
People often argue that debunking doesn't work because of the "backfire effect" and/or concern about amplification.
In reality, little evidence to support these (entrenched) concerns. If done well, countering misinformation works and is needed! More, pls.
#ThinkAccuracy
Spread the word.
Amazing work by my brother, @ualberta art prof & collaborator, Sean Caulfield.
#ThinkAccuracy!
"#Coronavirus hasn’t killed the anti-vax movement" https://t.co/QkcHw3Qmyd by @OliviaGoldhill via @qz #COVID19
Alas, not even close. Many antivaxxers leveraging frustration to push conspiracy theories & science-free bunk. Ignore.
#ThinkAccuracy #VaccinesWork
Stop The Spread!
"Countering misinformation about #COVID19" https://t.co/s9nQLt4KtK
Like this straightforward #infodemic campaign by @GOVUK, @BBC & @WHO.
#ThinkBeforeYouShare #ThinkAccuracy
"Fact-checking ‘#Plandemic,’ a documentary full of false conspiracy theories about the #coronavirus" https://t.co/58dFcyNk4K by @AlexMahadevan via @Poynter
Sum: Bunk.
#ThinkAccuracy
So many #COVID19 conspiracy theories seem to be thriving. Who believes this BS?
Conspiracy theories can fill in narrative gaps, especially during scary & uncertain times. But also more appealing to those with a particular style of thinking...
#ThinkAccuracy
"Why It’s Important To Push Back On ‘#Plandemic’—And How To Do It" https://t.co/F1CNPcKfyS by @tarahaelle via @forbes #COVID19
"If you don’t push back on them [conspiracy theories/misinfo], even to those you love or don’t want to upset, you’re enabling them."
#ThinkAccuracy
Battling the #COVID19 #infodemic with art!
Another amazing piece by my brother, Sean. cc @UofAFineArt #scipop #scicomm #YEGart
#ThinkAccuracy!
Tips to message #COVID19 https://t.co/X9Clp16n3M via @MTV @romsepvak #scicomm #coronavirus #infodemic
So many great suggestions! Tip #2 highlights value of making it "clear why desired action is warranted" (e.g., #WashYourHands well = destroys virus).
#ThinkAccuracy
"Who to Trust on Social Media: How Opinion Leaders & Seekers Avoid Disinformation & Echo Chambers" https://t.co/VafbnwpE5R by @lizdubois @saraminaeian
Opinion leaders more likely to use verification practices, which may help to insulate them from echo chambers..
#ThinkAccuracy
The @CDCgov did NOT "significantly ‘Readjust #COVID19 Death Numbers’" https://t.co/pUZodgtNln by @davidpmikkelson via @snopes #infodemic
This false claim (via misreported CDC data) has taken off quickly & used to support conspiracy theories about #coronavirus.
#ThinkAccuracy
"#COVID19: Top 10 current conspiracy theories" https://t.co/0NB0Q1VGNb via @ScienceAlly @mark_lynas cc @GordPennycook
Fascinating how old conspiracy themes – #GMOs, #DeepState, #5G, #BigPharma, etc. – are morphed to fit #pandemic.
#ThinkAccuracy & #ThinkBeforeYouShare!
"Social media fuels wave of #coronavirus misinformation as users focus on popularity, not accuracy" https://t.co/qHI2AjgUTJ via @SomaLabUsc @ConversationUS cc @GordPennycook @MediaSmarts
"...people are unintentionally sharing misinformation about #COVID19..."
#ThinkAccuracy!
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