Navigating Misinformation: Strategies for Effective Communication.
A new study in Scientific Reports has found that "bypassing" misinformation is just as effective as debunking it head-on. This way requires considering what conclusions one wants their audience to reach and supporting those conclusions with positive facts the audience may not have considered. The bypassing strategy involves identifying a conclusion and figuring out how to bolster that conclusion with accurate information that doesn't directly refute misinformed claims. The researchers say that bypassing is a tool that policy makers and influential figures should use to fight misinformation.