Corrections also cannot tackle deep-seated biases and beliefs that enabled the falsehood to thrive in the first place, says NTU Wee Kim Wee School ...
to tackle the spread of online falsehoods in Singapore includes a comprehensive set of measures that emphasises the importance of correcting a “false statement of fact”.
In some cases, individuals exposed to corrections just dismiss them outright and hold onto their pre-existing misperceptions. In other cases, individuals might believe in the correction, but ultimately regress back to their prior beliefs and attitudes. Dealing with falsehoods that prey on a certain psyche is an uphill climb when corrections run the risk of repeating the false claim they try to debunk.
Traditional outlets have amplification effects. Corrections, then, might also become another way for the original disinformation to reach a wider audience, which brings me to my second point about how effective a correction can be depends on how the correction is crafted.Second, the format and language of the correction matters. A US study found that video-based corrections are more effective than print-based corrections.
So it’s worth rethinking the approach of a simple one-line correction that states that the subject of a statement is false.Third, issuing a correction is a reactive measure that might work only in the short term. There is no stopping users from cutting and pasting a fake statement, and transmitting through private direct messages. This presents a challenge to social media services which have private messaging apps, like Facebook, as well as direct messaging platforms, such as WhatsApp, with end-to-end encryption that ensures message privacy.
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