The virus metaphor for misinformation is flawed, and can distract us from solutions
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The virus metaphor for misinformation is flawed, and can distract us from solutions
The virus analogy for misinformation is the idea that misinformation spreads from person to person like a virus, and that people become infected by misinformation like they become infected by a disease. This epidemiological metaphor extends to proposed solutions for misinformation such as inoculation interventions, which are described as metaphorical vaccines that deliver mental antibodies to confer resistance against misinformation. Inoculation…
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