Psychology
The Impact of Fact-Checking Initiatives on Political Misinformation Spread
Quick fact
A large-scale study on social media found that fact-checking tags reduced the sharing of false headlines by only about 1.2 percentage points, and their effect on reducing what people believe is even more limited.
Why this is interesting
You've probably seen a 'fact-checked' label on a political post. But does it actually stop the spread of that misinformation?