Lyons, Benjamin

A digital media literacy intervention increases discernment between mainstream and false news in the United States and India

Guess, A. M., Lerner, M., Lyons, B., Montgomery, J. M., Nyhan, B., Reifler, J., & Sircar, N. (2020) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Misinformation and Its ImpactsLiteracy, Media, and Education

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Misinformation, Disinformation, and Online Propaganda

Guess, A. M., & Lyons, B. A. (2020) · Social Media and Democracy

Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Media and Politics

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Megastudy testing 25 treatments to reduce antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity

Voelkel, J. G., Stagnaro, M., Chu, J., Pink, S. L., Mernyk, J. S., Redekopp, C., Ghezae, I., Cashman, M., Adjodah, D., Allen, L., et al. (2023) · Science

Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial and Intergroup Psychology

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“Fake news” may have limited effects on political participation beyond increasing beliefs in false claims

Guess, A. M., Lockett, D., Lyons, B., Montgomery, J. M., Nyhan, B., & Reifler, J. (2020) · Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review

Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Media and Politics

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High-status lobbyists are most likely to overrate their success

Lyons, B. A., McKay, A. M., & Reifler, J. (2019) · Nature Human Behaviour

Political Influence and Corporate StrategiesSocial Power and Status Dynamics

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