A new model could shed light on how false information spreads through social networks online.

Lots of people believe in misinformation and myths about COVID-19 causes and "cures," a new survey shows. But the results weren't all bad.

"We wanted to understand what people do when they encounter fake news or misinformation in their feeds. Do they notice it? What do they do about it?"

Personal stories can help build trust in science communication, researchers say. But that means scientists have to trust their audience, too.

Before the 2016 US presidential election, an experiment suggested that manipulation could get voters to adopt political views that weren't their own.

"Basically, if you believe that a white man rules the heavens, you are more likely to believe that white men should rule on Earth."

People who believe that the economy is fair have less of a negative reaction to seeing evidence of economic inequality like homelessness, researchers find.

Research finds that people "living near concentration camps... were more likely to conform to the beliefs system of the regime. And we think this was because of cognitive dissonance."

A new book investigates how coastal Florida residents think about climate change and finds politics are swaying more people than science.

Adding more solar panels to a neighborhood can increase the number of people living there who believe that human action causes climate change.