# Fighting COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media: Experimental Evidence for a Scalable Accuracy-Nudge Intervention

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/fighting-covid-19-misinformation-on-social-media-experimental-evidence-for-a/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Gordon Pennycook,Jonathon McPhetres,Yunhao Zhang,Jackson G. Lu,David G. Rand |
| Citations | 1,761 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0956797620939054 |
| Fields | Computer Science,Neuroscience,Social Sciences |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | hybrid |
| OA URL | https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620939054 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W3013473577 |
| PMID | 32603243 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2020 |

## Paper authors

- [Gordon Pennycook](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gordon-pennycook/)
- [David G. Rand](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-g-rand/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Misinformation and Its Impacts](https://scholariq.org/topics/misinformation-and-its-impacts/)

## Paper topics

- [Misinformation and Its Impacts](https://scholariq.org/topics/misinformation-and-its-impacts/)
- [Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment](https://scholariq.org/topics/psychology-of-moral-and-emotional-judgment/)
- [Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection](https://scholariq.org/topics/hate-speech-and-cyberbullying-detection/)

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