“I figured her feeling a litle bit bad was worth it to not spread that kind of hate”: Exploring how UK families discuss and challenge misinformation

Published in Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2023

Recommended citation: Scott, L., Coventry, L., Cecchinato, M., & Warner, M. (2023). “I figured her feeling a litle bit bad was worth it to not spread that kind of hate”: Exploring how UK families discuss and challenge misinformation. In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10163917/1/Scott_et_al_Misinformation_Family.pdf

We identify several barriers individuals face when challenging misinformed family members, such as the misinformed person’s personality and the extent that preconceptions infuence beliefs. We also fnd individuals developing strategies to overcome these barriers, and to cope with difculties that arise through these conversations.

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Recommended citation: Scott, L., Coventry, L., Cecchinato, M., & Warner, M. (2023). “I figured her feeling a litle bit bad was worth it to not spread that kind of hate”: Exploring how UK families discuss and challenge misinformation. In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems