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Ariana Modirrousta-Galian

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Ariana Modirrousta-Galian is a Research Fellow at the UCL Department of Experimental Psychology. Her research interests include misinformation, learning, and decision-making. She holds a PhD in Psychology, an MSc in Social Research Methods, and a BSc in Psychology from the University of Southampton.

The virus metaphor for misinformation is flawed, and can distract us from solutions

The 'misinformation virus' metaphor may be useful in modelling, but doesn't help us understand susceptibility, or the motivations of spreaders

Comparing misinformation to a virus is neither accurate nor useful in preventing its spread

Portraying misinformation as a virus assumes we're all equally susceptible, and risks distracting us from solutions to the problem it poses
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