“Negated Corrections” state a piece of information is not true, “replacement Corrections” change what was initially stated without warning, and “no corrections” does not make any changes to the statement.

Further Explanation on Negated, Replacement, and No Corrections

In the study the subjects either read a one passage or six passage paper that presented a target concept, followed by a negated correction, replacement correction, or no correction at all. An example would be that the target concept is a blue car, the negated correction would be “the car is not blue”, a replacement correction would state “the car is red” and no correction would leave the statement as is.

The Study about Negated Corrections 

- Negated Correction
- Replacement Correction
- No Correction

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Many researchers believe that correcting the misinformation immediately on social media and news platforms is best way to stopping the spread of misinformation. A perfect example would be fact checking tweets made by verified users on twitter. However, this is being disproved to being an effective way to stopping the spread of misinformation.

Background Information: Negated Corrections and Misinformation

 Druckman JN, Ognyanova K, Baum MA, et al. The role of race, religion, and partisanship in misperceptions about COVID-19. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. 2021;24(4):638-657. doi:10.1177/1368430220985912


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