
566: How to Fight Misinformation with Sander van der Linden
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The Impersonation of Experts
The author says misinformation producers use fake experts or stretch expertise to mislead people. Pre-bunking is based on the vaccination metaphor that you can preemptively expose people to weakened doses of techniques and refute them in advance so people can build up mental antibodies. In a new video, he explains what it's like to be duped by a fake expert using cartoon characters who pretend to be an expert.
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