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Continued Influence of Misinformation and the Information Disorder

Tay, Li Qian, Ecker, Ullrich K. H.·2025·The Remaking of Memory in the Age of the Internet and Social Media
DOI 10.1093/oso/9780197661260.003.0009
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Abstract

The Internet has made it easier than ever to produce and consume misinformation, contributing to the pollution of the information environment—also referred to as the “information disorder.” One particularly pernicious aspect of misinformation is that it often influences individuals’ reasoning and decision-making even after clear corrections. This lingering influence is known as the continued influence effect and stems from a range of factors, including failures in memory integration and retrieval. This chapter provides a theoretical synthesis of the information-disorder and continued-influence literature, paying particular attention to the following three questions: (1) What individual and contextual factors exacerbate misinformation influence? (2) How can interventions address the information disorder? (3) What are some key methodological opportunities and challenges? To this end, the chapter presents a graphical-causal model of information disorder, aligns existing interventions along the model, and provides reasons for how psychological insights may reduce unwanted ancillary impacts and enhance intervention effectiveness.

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Authors
Tay, L. Q., & Ecker, U. K. H.
ORCID
Venue
The Remaking of Memory in the Age of the Internet and Social Media
Publisher
Oxford University PressNew York
Published
2025-01-30
Pages
135-155
DOI
10.1093/oso/9780197661260.003.0009
OpenAlex
W4407729901
Cited by
12
References
18
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 1
FWCI
117.50
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Deception detection and forensic psychology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
Keywords
misinformation, information disorder, continued influence effect, memory integration, memory retrieval, misinformation interventions, decision-making, online misinformation

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