Dee-Brief
Correcting U.S. Election Misinformation:
What Works?
This brief offers policymakers and practitioner insights into addressing election misinformation. By compiling evidence from various correction interventions, such as prebunking and debunking, it highlights effective strategies for reducing false beliefs about U.S. elections. It also provides guidance on adapting interventions to specific misinformation, while emphasizing the importance of source credibility to enhance public trust in the electoral process.
Dee-Brief
How Effective are Media Literacy Interventions in Global South
Despite being a popular approach for countering misinformation, until recently the evidence base for assessing the effectiveness of media literacy interventions in Global South countries has been limited. To address this gap, this brief identifies, reviews, and synthesizes the results from nine recent randomized control trials to produce actionable recommendations for policy and practice.
EXPERt
Meet Our Expert on Misinformation
Meet Brendan Nyhan, an expert on Misinformation and the lead author on our DEE-Briefs focused on misinformation and democratic erosion. Prof. Nyhan is a Professor of Government at Dartmouth College and a recognized expert on misinformation.
FULL REPORT
Read our Full Evidence Review on Misinformation and Democratic Backsliding
Covering 155 studies, this evidence review highlights key lessons learned about the most effective interventions for countering misinformation around the world, while also highlighting gaps in the evidence base for certain interventions and geographic areas.
The evidence review includes a database that researchers, practitioners, and policymakers can use to identify the evidence most relevant to the contexts and cases they care about.
Virtual Workshop
Media Literacy Interventions Workshop
Watch the DEE-Brief Virtual Workshop centered on our Media Literacy Interventions Brief, that aimed to generate dialogue and debate about the findings and recommendations from the brief.