Disinformazione, il prebunking è più efficace del fact-checking – online article – Secondo Tempo
Recently Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta will no longer rely on outside companies for fact-checking. For now only in the United States, but later in other countries as well, the moderation of content disseminated on Facebook and Instagram will be left to the users themselves, through a system similar to the one introduced by Elon Musk at X (formerly Twitter) after its acquisition.
The decision has been hailed by many commentators as the tombstone on the fight against fake news and a sign of another Silicon Valley pioneer's sudden alignment with the vision of the new White House tenant, Donald Trump. However, beyond these interpretations, the Ceo's choice of Meta has also popularized the debate on the most effective strategies to protect the public from manipulation and misinformation, made increasingly pervasive by the use of artificial intelligence.
A new study conducted by the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart and the University of Siena sheds light on the complex interplay between individual characteristics, familiarity with the topics and susceptibility to fake news, offering guidance on how to take them apart and, as it were, immunize oneself from their consequences. Patrizia Catellani, a full professor of social psychology at the University of Largo Gemelli in Milan, co-authored the study with Mauro Bertolotti, an associate professor at our University.
The article below contains Patrizia Catellani's responses to the interview conducted by Francesco Chiavarini.
Read the interview (ITA)