Factors Contributing to Retraction Source Reliability

The reliability of a source from which retractions occur can impact retractions’ effectiveness. 


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Retraction can reduce people’s trust in misinformation. 


Retraction of Misinformation

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

When the source has high credibility (high in both its expertise and trustworthiness), inoculation can effectively decrease the continued influence effect, increasing the belief in retraction and decreasing the belief in misinformation. 


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