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Misinformation

Misinformation isn't a new development, but its historical presence should not downplay its impact today. Despite unprecedented access to information, the surge of misinformation, with its far-reaching implications, has become a formidable and pressing challenge that transcends borders, cultures, and languages. This bumper issue of CREST Security Review highlights the role of behavioural and social sciences in battling against the relentless spread of disinformation.

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Articles in this Issue

Helen Innes, Andrew Dawson, Martin Innes

OSINT vs Disinformation: The Information Threats ‘Arms Race’

Addressing Algorithms in Disinformation

Tom Buchanan, Rotem Perach, Deborah Husbands

Why do people share false political information online?

Ricky Green, Imane Khaouja, Daniel Toribio-Flórez, Karen Douglas

Conspiracy Theories: Their Propagation and Links to Political Violence

Hiding in plain (web)site

Dimitri Pavlounis, Kelsey Davis

What kind of digital media literacy?: Building student resilience to misinformation through evidence-based approaches

Sander van der Linden

A Psychological Vaccine Against Misinformation

Using Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis to Examine Heterogeneity in Conspiracy Believers

Bettina Rottweiler, Paul Gill

Conspiratorial thinking and far-right extremist attitudes

Ullrich Ecker, Toby Prike, Li Qian Tay

Psychological Interventions to Combat Misinformation

Misleading a Group to Ineffectiveness

Nicola Power, Richard Philpot, Mark Levine

The Psychology of Interoperability: Improving Emergency Services’ Teamwork

Sarah Marsden, James Lewis

How do case management tools work to counter radicalisation?

Muhsin Yesilada, Paul Grasby

A to Z of Misinformation

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