In this chapter, we examine the impacts of misinformation about science with the aim of understanding those that most warrant intervention to prevent harm to individuals, communities, and society.
As a social psychologist, I study how our identities, relationships, and group affiliations shape the way we interpret information, especially misinformation. Whether it’s false headlines, viral ...
The Mandela effect refers to the experience of a false memory that is shared by many people. In 2010, researcher Fiona Broome coined the term when she discovered that many people believed, as she did, ...