Google Tests ‘Prebunking’ in Fight Against ‘Misinformation,’ Including About COVID-19

Google Tests ‘Prebunking’ in Fight Against ‘Misinformation,’ Including About COVID-19
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Google is testing “prebunking” strategies aimed at “inoculating people against manipulation” and “misinformation” online, researchers say.

Researchers from Google and the UK’s Cambridge University teamed up to conduct experiments that involved five short videos aimed at “inoculating people against manipulation techniques commonly used in misinformation,” according to a paper published Aug. 24 in the journal Science Advances.

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