Misinformation and Mass Audiences

Introduction : misinformation among mass audiences as a focus for inquiry / Brian G. Southwell, Emily A. Thorson, and Laura Sheble -- Believing things that are not true : a cognitive science perspective on misinformation / Elizabeth J. Marsh and Brenda W. Yang -- Awareness of misinformation in health-related advertising : a narrative review of the literature / Vanessa Boudewyns, Brian G. Southwell, Kevin R. Betts, Catherine Slota Gupta, Ryan S. Paquin, Amie C. O'Donoghue, and Natasha Vazquez -- Measuring knowledge in the age of misinformation : importance and challenges in the tobacco domain / Joseph N. Cappella, Yotam Ophir, and Jazmyne Sutton -- Measuring perceptions of share of groups / Douglas J. Ahler and Gaurav Sood -- Dimensions of visual misinformation in the emerging media landscape / Jeff Hemsley and Jaime Snyder -- The effects of false information in news stories / Melanie C. Green and John K. Donahue -- Can satire and irony constitute misinformation? / Dannagal G. Young -- Media and political misperceptions / Brian E. Weeks -- Misinformation and science: emergence, diffusion, and persistence / Laura Sheble -- Doing the wrong things for the right reasons : how environmental misinformation affects environmental behavior / Alexander Maki, Amanda R. Carrico, and Michael P. Vandenbergh -- Misinformation and its correction : cognitive mechanisms and recommendations for mass communication / Briony Swire and Ullrich Ecker -- How to counteract consumer product misinformation / Graham Bullock -- A history of fact-checking in U.S. politics and election contexts / Shannon Poulsen and Dannagal G. Young -- Comparing approaches to journalistic fact-checking / Emily A. Thorson -- The role of middle-level gatekeepers in propagation and longevity of misinformation / Jeff Hemsley -- Encouraging information search to counteract misinformation : providing "balanced" information about vaccines / Samantha Kaplan -- Conclusion : an agenda for misinformation research / Emily A. Thorson, Laura Sheble, and Brian G. Southwell

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Misinformation among Mass Audiences as a Focus for Inquiry (Brian G. Southwell, Emily A. Thorson, and Laura Sheble) -- Part I. Dimensions of Audience Awareness of Misinformation -- Chapter 1. Believing Things That Are Not True: A Cognitive Science Perspective on Misinformation (Elizabeth J. Marsh and Brenda W. Yang) -- Chapter 2. Awareness of Misinformation in Health-Related Advertising: A Narrative Review of the Literature (Vanessa Boudewyns, Brian G. Southwell, Kevin R. Betts, Catherine Slota Gupta, Ryan S. Paquin, Amie C. O'Donoghue, and Natasha Vazquez) -- Chapter 3. The Importance of Measuring Knowledge in the Age of Misinformation and Challenges in the Tobacco Domain (Joseph N. Cappella, Yotam Ophir, and Jazmyne Sutton) -- Chapter 4. Measuring Perceptions of Shares of Groups (Douglas J. Ahler and Gaurav Sood) -- Chapter 5. Dimensions of Visual Misinformation in the Emerging Media Landscape (Jeff Hemsley and Jaime Snyder) -- Part II. Theoretical Effects and Consequences of Misinformation -- Chapter 6. The Effects of False Information in News Stories (Melanie C. Green and John K. Donahue) -- Chapter 7. Can Satire and Irony Constitute Misinformation? (Dannagal G. Young) -- Chapter 8. Media and Political Misperceptions (Brian E. Weeks) -- Chapter 9. Misinformation and Science: Emergence, Diffusion, and Persistence (Laura Sheble) -- Chapter 10. Doing the Wrong Things for the Right Reasons: How Environmental Misinformation Affects Environmental Behavior (Alexander Maki, Amanda R. Carrico, and Michael P. Vandenbergh) -- Part III. Solutions and Remedies for Misinformation -- Chapter 11. Misinformation and Its Correction: Cognitive Mechanisms and Recommendations for Mass Communication (Briony Swire and Ullrich Ecker) -- Chapter 12. How to Counteract Consumer Product Misinformation (Graham Bullock).

Intro -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Misinformation among Mass Audiences as a Focus for Inquiry -- Part I: Dimensions of Audience Awareness of Misinformation -- One: Believing Things That Are Not True: A Cognitive Science Perspective on Misinformation -- Two: Awareness of Misinformation in Health-Related Advertising: A Narrative Review of the Literature -- Three: The Importance of Measuring Knowledge in the Age of Misinformation and Challenges in the Tobacco Domain -- Four: Measuring Perceptions of Shares of Groups -- Five: Dimensions of Visual Misinformation in the Emerging Media Landscape -- Part II: Theoretical Effects and Consequences of Misinformation -- Six: The Effects of False Information in News Stories -- Seven: Can Satire and Irony Constitute Misinformation? -- Eight: Media and Political Misperceptions -- Nine: Misinformation and Science: Emergence, Diffusion, and Persistence -- Ten: Doing the Wrong Things for the Right Reasons: How Environmental Misinformation Affects Environmental Behavior -- Part III: Solutions and Remedies for Misinformation -- Eleven: Misinformation and Its Correction: Cognitive Mechanisms and Recommendations for Mass Communication -- Twelve: How to Counteract Consumer Product Misinformation -- Thirteen: A History of Fact Checking in U.S. Politics and Election Contexts -- Fourteen: Comparing Approaches to Journalistic Fact Checking -- Fifteen: The Role of Middle-Level Gatekeepers in the Propagation and Longevity of Misinformation -- Sixteen: Encouraging Information Search to Counteract Misinformation: Providing "Balanced" Information about Vaccines -- Conclusion: An Agenda for Misinformation Research -- Contributors -- Index.

Introduction : misinformation among mass audiences as a focus for inquiry / Brian G. Southwell, Emily A. Thorson, and Laura Sheble -- Believing things that are not true : a cognitive science perspective on misinformation / Elizabeth J. Marsh and Brenda W. Yang -- Awareness of misinformation in health-related advertising : a narrative review of the literature / Vanessa Boudewyns, Brian G. Southwell, Kevin R. Betts, Catherine Slota Gupta, Ryan S. Paquin, Amie C. O'Donoghue, and Natasha Vazquez -- Measuring knowledge in the age of misinformation : importance and challenges in the tobacco domain / Joseph N. Cappella, Yotam Ophir, and Jazmyne Sutton -- Measuring perceptions of share of groups / Douglas J. Ahler and Gaurav Sood -- Dimensions of visual misinformation in the emerging media landscape / Jeff Hemsley and Jaime Snyder -- The effects of false information in news stories / Melanie C. Green and John K. Donahue -- Can satire and irony constitute misinformation? / Dannagal G. Young -- Media and political misperceptions / Brian E. Weeks -- Misinformation and science: emergence, diffusion, and persistence / Laura Sheble -- Doing the wrong things for the right reasons : how environmental misinformation affects environmental behavior / Alexander Maki, Amanda R. Carrico, and Michael P. Vandenbergh -- Misinformation and its correction : cognitive mechanisms and recommendations for mass communication / Briony Swire and Ullrich Ecker -- How to counteract consumer product misinformation / Graham Bullock -- A history of fact-checking in U.S. politics and election contexts / Shannon Poulsen and Dannagal G. Young -- Comparing approaches to journalistic fact-checking / Emily A. Thorson -- The role of middle-level gatekeepers in propagation and longevity of misinformation / Jeff Hemsley -- Encouraging information search to counteract misinformation : providing "balanced" information about vaccines / Samantha Kaplan -- Conclusion : an agenda for misinformation research / Emily A. Thorson, Laura Sheble, and Brian G. Southwell