Projekt

While nudging interventions can provide opportunities to curb the spread of COVID-19 related misinformation that have threatened public health responses, the development of such behavioral interventions has been hampered by a lack of evidence of the behavioral determinants for the exchange of misinformation. Therefore, the scope of this project is twofold: 1) to systematically categorize the existing evidence on determinants of misinformation sharing behavior (MSB) and 2) to design and evaluate social media nudging interventions targeting the identified determinants of MSB. The project has the potential to contribute to reducing misinformation sharing behavior among social media users, thereby addressing the ongoing "infodemic" and its negative effects on public health.

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Schöning

  Universität Bremen
  Fachbereich 03 Mathematik/Informatik
  MZH 5235
  Bremen
  

• Prof. Dr. Benjamin Schüz

  Universität Bremen
  FB11 - Human- und Gesundheitswissenschaften
  Institut für Public Health und Pflegeforschung
  Bremen
  

• Dr. Rehana Shrestha

  Universität Bremen
  Institut für Public Health und Pflegeforschung
  Abteilung 5: Sozialepidemiologie
  Bremen