How to 'prebunk' misinformation | Dr Sander van der Linden | University of Cambridge

In this episode of the Research Comms podcast Cambridge University psychologist, Dr Sander van der Linden, discusses the latest surveys that he and his colleagues at the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication have conducted exploring this question. We also talk about his recent study into how people respond to uncertainty in communications, and his Fake News Game that inoculates players against misinformation. Presented by Peter Barker

Produced by Orinoco Communications

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• Read more about the Fake News Vaccine here.

• And play the Fake News Game here

• Read the latest reports from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

• Read here about the study: Uncertainty about facts can be reported without damaging public trust in news