When the source of retraction is considered high in both its truthfulness and expertise, the source is considered reliable and credible. 

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The trustworthiness of a retraction source depends on how much the audience considers the speaker believes in their view. 

Retraction Source Reliability: Trustworthiness

The expertise of a retraction source is determined by the ability of the source to make the correct statement. 


Retraction Source Reliability: Expertise

Buczel M, Szyszka PD, Siwiak A, Szpitalak M, Polczyk R (2022) Vaccination against misinformation: The inoculation technique reduces the continued influence effect. PLoS ONE 17(4): e0267463. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267463

Vaccination against misinformation: The inoculation technique reduces the continued influence effect

Retraction Source Reliability: Credibility

For sources with only high trustworthiness, inoculation effectively decreases the trust in misinformation but shows no significant impact in affecting people’s trust in retraction. 

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