Description: In Observed Correction, Leticia Bode and Emily K. Vraga consider both the power of and the barriers to "observed correction"--users witnessing other users correct misinformation on social media. Bode and Vraga argue that when people view others directly and publicly correcting misinformation on social media, their understanding of the topic becomes more accurate. Drawing on experiments, surveys, and interviews with social media users, health professionals, fact checkers, and platform employees, Bode and Vraga offer a set of practical recommendations for how observational correction can be implemented.
Review Quotes: "Observed Correction is excellent at empowering all users to combat online misinformation." -- T. Manolovitz, CHOICE