# Shifting attention to accuracy can reduce misinformation online

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/shifting-attention-to-accuracy-can-reduce-misinformation-online/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Gordon Pennycook,Ziv Epstein,Mohsen Mosleh,Antonio A. Arechar,Dean Eckles,David G. Rand |
| Citations | 1,114 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41586-021-03344-2 |
| Fields | Computer Science,Social Sciences |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03344-2.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W3124726575 |
| PMID | 33731933 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2021 |

## Paper authors

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

## Paper journal

- [Nature](https://scholariq.org/journals/nature/)

## 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/)
- [Social Media and Politics](https://scholariq.org/topics/social-media-and-politics/)
- [Spam and Phishing Detection](https://scholariq.org/topics/spam-and-phishing-detection/)

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