Misinformation: susceptibility, spread, and interventions to immunize the public

@article{vanderLinden2022MisinformationSS,  title={Misinformation: susceptibility, spread, and interventions to immunize the public},  author={Sander van der Linden},  journal={Nature Medicine},  year={2022},  volume={28},  pages={460 - 467},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:247384353}}
This Review provides an overview of the psychology of misinformation, from susceptibility to spread and interventions to help boost psychological immunity, and implications for managing the infodemic are discussed.

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