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Exhibit 1096

A Meta-Analytic Examination of the Continued Influence of Misinformation in the Face of Correction

Exhibit 1096 ยท Peer-reviewed article

A Meta-Analytic Examination of the Continued Influence of Misinformation in the Face of Correction

on average, correction does not entirely eliminate the effect of misinformation

Meta-analysis of 32 studies (N = 6,527). Correction does not entirely eliminate the effect of misinformation; corrections are less effective if the misinformation was attributed to a credible source, repeated before correction, or if time elapsed before correction.

Source
Nathan Walter and Riva H. Tukachinsky, Communication Research 47(2):155-177
Date
2020
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Abstract (first sentence after the study count)
Grade
Peer-reviewed
Document
https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650219854600
Accessed
2026-11-10
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Finding INF-5.11
Peer-reviewed A 2020 meta-analysis of 30 studies (N = 20,963) found a significantly positive overall effect of fact-checking on political beliefs (d = 0.29) that weakens with truth scales, partial refutations and campaign statements. A second 2020 meta-analysis of 32 studies (N = 6,527) found that on average correction "does not entirely eliminate the effect of misinformation."