Jenny Allen
@jennyallen.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Technology, Operations, and Statistics @ NYU Stern
Interested in Computational Social Science, Digital Persuasion, and Wisdom of Crowds
Interested in Computational Social Science, Digital Persuasion, and Wisdom of Crowds
There IS a problem: Misperceptions–eg election denialism, vax and climate skepticism–are common & impactful. But problem is less “Pope Endorses Trump” style fake news, more stories like these 👇
Not false, but misleading – and massively popular (see
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...)
Not false, but misleading – and massively popular (see
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...)
August 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
There IS a problem: Misperceptions–eg election denialism, vax and climate skepticism–are common & impactful. But problem is less “Pope Endorses Trump” style fake news, more stories like these 👇
Not false, but misleading – and massively popular (see
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...)
Not false, but misleading – and massively popular (see
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...)
New in TiCS w @dgrand.bsky.social @gordpennycook.bsky.social
It’s been ~10yrs since misinfo research exploded but our paradigms are stuck in the post-2016 “fake news” model
Time for new approaches:
o True/False → Content that misleads
o Belief → Behavior
o Eval interventions in ambiguous settings
It’s been ~10yrs since misinfo research exploded but our paradigms are stuck in the post-2016 “fake news” model
Time for new approaches:
o True/False → Content that misleads
o Belief → Behavior
o Eval interventions in ambiguous settings
August 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
New in TiCS w @dgrand.bsky.social @gordpennycook.bsky.social
It’s been ~10yrs since misinfo research exploded but our paradigms are stuck in the post-2016 “fake news” model
Time for new approaches:
o True/False → Content that misleads
o Belief → Behavior
o Eval interventions in ambiguous settings
It’s been ~10yrs since misinfo research exploded but our paradigms are stuck in the post-2016 “fake news” model
Time for new approaches:
o True/False → Content that misleads
o Belief → Behavior
o Eval interventions in ambiguous settings