Understanding the Spread of Misinformation

Changes in the media landscape and arrival of the internet

Governments and politicians

Cognitive variables and societal cost (correct)

Rumours and fiction

It is in opposition to facts

It is spread across different places and outlets on the internet

Prior warnings and monitoring are ineffective (correct)

It elicits emotional responses

Information from governments and politicians

Information from the scientific process

Information that elicits emotional responses (correct)

Fictional information

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