In an early chapter, you say that what you're putting forward isn't a way to persuade people about what is true and what isn't true. It's maybe about inoculating them against misinformation,. And this theme, you know, vaccinating people against the virus of misinformation runs right through your book. You're saying that just debunking a falsehood with facts doesn't cut it anymore.
In the latest episode of Nature hits the books, psychologist Sander van der Linden joins us to discuss his new book Foolproof, which focuses on misinformation and what can be done to prevent people being duped, particularly by the falsehoods found online.
We discuss how misinformation messages are crafted, why they can be hard to shake once someone is exposed, and how Star Wars: Episode 3 helped in the fight against them…
Foolproof, Sander van der Linden, Fourth Estate (2023)
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