Ullrich Ecker
@ulliecker.bsky.social
I study effects of misinformation.
Professor at the School of Psychological Science and Fellow of the Public Policy Institute at the University of Western Australia
Views my own.
Professor at the School of Psychological Science and Fellow of the Public Policy Institute at the University of Western Australia
Views my own.
We show that event-specific climate misinformation - i.e. claims that arson caused Australia’s 2019–20 Black Summer fires - distorts reasoning and donation behaviour. Corrections mitigated these effects, especially when highlighting multicausality of extreme weather events.
November 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
We show that event-specific climate misinformation - i.e. claims that arson caused Australia’s 2019–20 Black Summer fires - distorts reasoning and donation behaviour. Corrections mitigated these effects, especially when highlighting multicausality of extreme weather events.
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Publications
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October 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Works for me. It's also on my website www.emc-lab.org/publications...
We show that event-specific climate misinformation - i.e. claims that arson caused Australia’s 2019–20 Black Summer fires - distorts reasoning and donation behaviour. Corrections mitigated these effects, especially when highlighting multicausality of extreme weather events.
October 31, 2025 at 5:32 AM
We show that event-specific climate misinformation - i.e. claims that arson caused Australia’s 2019–20 Black Summer fires - distorts reasoning and donation behaviour. Corrections mitigated these effects, especially when highlighting multicausality of extreme weather events.
Reposted by Ullrich Ecker
Finally Mitch Dobbs on how correcting false claims can affect source credibility. Why do we see differences between politicians and doctors (corrections decrease trust in lying doctors but not politicians)? Possibly differences in initial trust. #sarmac2025 26/
June 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Finally Mitch Dobbs on how correcting false claims can affect source credibility. Why do we see differences between politicians and doctors (corrections decrease trust in lying doctors but not politicians)? Possibly differences in initial trust. #sarmac2025 26/
Reposted by Ullrich Ecker
Next is @ulliecker.bsky.social on misinformation spread in communication chains. Rather than look at transmission from one to many (eg social media), look at peer-to-peer transmission of misinformation corrections (game of telephone). #sarmac2025 21/
June 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Next is @ulliecker.bsky.social on misinformation spread in communication chains. Rather than look at transmission from one to many (eg social media), look at peer-to-peer transmission of misinformation corrections (game of telephone). #sarmac2025 21/