Correcting misinformation about the Russia-Ukraine War reduces false beliefs but does not change views about the War

Ethan Porter, R Bailey Scott, Thomas J Wood and Raushan Zhandayeva

PLOS ONE, 2024, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-13

Abstract: We report results from simultaneous experiments conducted in late 2022 in Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. The experiments focus on fact-checking misinformation supportive of Russia in the Russia-Ukraine War. Meta-analysis makes clear that fact-checking misinformation reduces belief in pro-Kremlin false claims. Effects of fact-checks are not uniform across countries; our meta-analytic estimate is reliant on belief accuracy increases observed in Russia and Ukraine. While fact-checks improve belief accuracy, they do not change respondents’ attitudes about which side to support in the War. War does not render individuals hopelessly vulnerable to misinformation—but fact-checking misinformation is unlikely to change their views toward the conflict.

Date: 2024
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