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Ariana Modirrousta-Galian

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Ariana Modirrousta-Galian is a final-year PhD student in Experimental Psychology at the University of Southampton. She is also working as a Research Assistant at the UCL Department of Experimental Psychology. Her research interests include misinformation, learning, memory, metacognition, and decision-making. She holds a BSc in Psychology and an MSc in Social Research Methods from the University of Southampton.

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

Ariana Modirrousta-Galian, Phil Higham, Tina Seabrooke - 13th September 2024

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

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Nobody undergoes egg donation for the money – it is about altruism, not exploitation

From the archives: The Moses Barrier – the paranormal takes over where religion left off

Labia peels: it is a very bad idea to apply chemicals to your labia in the name of beauty

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

Beware of commercial microbiome tests: how at-home testing can mislead consumers

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