Articles By
Emily Saltz
Misinformation interventions are common, divisive, and poorly understood
Emily Saltz, Soubhik Barari, Claire Leibowicz and Claire Wardle
Social media platforms label, remove, or otherwise intervene on thousands of posts containing misleading or inaccurate information every day. Who encounters these interventions, and how do they react? A demographically representative survey of 1,207 Americans reveals that 49% have been exposed to some form of online misinformation intervention.