Nicholas Micallef

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True or False: Studying Work Practices of Professional Fact Checkers

Misinformation has developed into a critical societal threat that can lead to disastrous societal consequences. Although fact checking plays a key role in combating misinformation, relatively little research has empirically investigated the work practices of professional fact checkers. To address this gap, we conducte…

CSCW '211st AuthorMisinformation, Conspiracies, and Manipulations

Fakey: A Game Intervention to Improve News Literacy on Social Media

To improve news literacy and consequently reduce the harm of misinformation, we designed and developed a game that emulates a social media feed. We tracked user interactions with articles from mainstream and low-credibility sources during a 19-month deployment of the game. The game achieved its objective of priming pl…

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