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Jooyoung Lee, Research Fellow, Behavioural Data Science Lab, University of Technology Sydney

A new study finds that to counter misinformation online, we need to copy its style

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Imagine you’re worried about vaccinating your baby. A message on Facebook tells you: “Protect the community and your kids by booking their vaccinations today.” Another asks: “Do you know all the effects of childhood vaccinations on your babies?”

Both link to the same reliable vaccination information. But in our recently published research, the second message was about 52% more likely to be clicked on.

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