Featured Research: Community Notes Increase Trust in Fact-Checking on Social Media
Social media providers have been called upon to develop effective countermeasures to combat the spread of misinformation on their platforms. However, a large proportion of users distrust professional fact-checkers and the stance on fact-checking is increasingly becoming a partisan issue. In this study, we demonstrate that community-based fact-checking systems (e.g. X’s Community Notes) that focus on providing fact-checking context have the potential to mitigate trust issues that are common in traditional approaches to fact-checking on social media. Fostering trust in fact-checking is vitally important, especially as we face emerging challenges due to AI-generated misinformation.
- Research paper at PNAS Nexus (open access)
- Interview with FAZ