- control group (Tetris) did not fully eliminate demand characteristics
- threat and motivation were not explicitly measured in any of the studies

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- The results of experiment 1 and 3 showing no decay in the inoculation effect over time suggest that boosting of inoculation interventions can provide long-term stability for inoculation interventions and overall provide a long-term solution to defending against misinformation.
- How can future media literacy training help people recognize real news as well as fake news?


Key Takeaways of the Longitudinal Experiments on Long-Term Effectiveness of Inoculation Against Misinformation

Maertens, R., Roozenbeek, J., Basol, M., &amp; van der Linden, S. (2021). Long-term effectiveness of inoculation Against misinformation: Three Longitudinal experiments. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 27(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000315 

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