Latest posts tagged with #ThirdPersonEffect on Bluesky
Research "demonstrates how resorting to nastiness and incivility weakens third-party assessments of persuasive signals", but "people appear to still believe in its effectiveness." #thirdpersoneffect: "people appear to assume that other people are persuaded by flaming, just not themselves."
"Despite #flaming ’s disapproval and social ineffectiveness, people appear to think it is socially persuasive." #thirdpersoneffect #onlinemoraloutrage
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#Misinformation #Disinformation #ThirdPersonEffect
#MediaTrust #PerceptionGap #InfoLiteracy #GlobalMedia
#DigitalSmarts #CivicResilience #MediaPsychology
Thanks for following along.
Source: van der Meer & Hameleers (2024) - Perceptions of Misinformation Salience
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#Disinformation #Misinformation #MediaTrust #InfoLiteracy #ThirdPersonEffect #GlobalMedia
In the final thread: what these perception gaps mean for designing better responses to misinformation—at home and globally.
#Misinformation #MediaTrust #Disinformation #ThirdPersonEffect #InfoLiteracy #DigitalSmarts
Next: we’ll look more closely at media trust itself—and how it shapes not just what people believe, but what they think the problem is.
#Misinformation #MediaTrust #Disinformation #PerceptionGap #ThirdPersonEffect #DigitalSmarts
In the next thread, we’ll look at the local blind spot—how people not only underestimate their own country’s problem, but also their own exposure to misinformation.
#Misinformation #ThirdPersonEffect #MediaTrust #Disinformation #GlobalMedia #BiasAwareness
If that matters to you, support those building it—and share what helps.
#ThirdPersonEffect #Disinformation #MediaPsychology
#BiasAwareness #MediaLiteracy #DigitalSmarts #InfoLiteracy
Source:
Tsay-Vogel, M. (2020) - Third-Person Effect
In: International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology
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#ThirdPersonEffect #MediaPsychology #InfoLiteracy #Disinformation #BiasAwareness #DigitalSmarts
Next, in our final thread: what recognizing the third-person effect can do for disinfo education and public resilience.
#ThirdPersonEffect #MediaLiteracy #PolicyBias #Disinformation #MediaPsychology
Next: what happens when that perception gap turns into behavior.
We’ll explore how the third-person effect influences support for regulation, censorship, and education.
#ThirdPersonEffect #MediaPsychology #Misinformation #InfluencePerception #DigitalSmarts
Source: Tsay-Vogel (2020)
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#ThirdPersonEffect #MediaPsychology #Disinformation #CognitiveBias #InfoLiteracy
Until then, help amplify what matters.
Read the research.
Share the knowledge.
Support better literacy—for all of us.
#Disinformation #FakeNews #ThirdPersonEffect
#MediaLiteracy #Misinformation #DigitalSmarts
#InfoResilience #CivicTrust #PublicUnderstanding
You can read the full study here:
Third-Person Effects of Fake News: Fake News Regulation and Media Literacy Interventions
by Jang & Kim (2018)
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#Disinformation #FakeNews #ThirdPersonEffect #MediaLiteracy #Misinformation
In the final thread, we’ll step back and ask:
What does all this tell us about public responses to fake news—and how can we design better strategies that don’t deepen division?
#ThirdPersonEffect #Polarization #Disinformation #FakeNews #MediaLiteracy
That’s the focus of the next thread: how political identity shapes who we think is misled.
#Disinformation #PlatformPolicy #FakeNews #ThirdPersonEffect
Next thread: when third-person perceptions shift from education to support for regulation and control.
#MediaLiteracy #FakeNews #ThirdPersonEffect #Disinformation
In the next thread: how this “others-need-help” mindset influences support for media literacy.
#ThirdPersonEffect #FakeNews #MediaPsychology #Misinformation
Next thread: What exactly is the third-person effect, and how does it play out in this study?
#FakeNews #MediaLiteracy #ThirdPersonEffect #Disinformation #Misinformation
Because disinformation isn’t just something people fall for.
It’s something we all live with.
#MediaLiteracy #Disinformation #ThirdPersonEffect #CollectiveResilience #InfoLiteracy
Next: a final wrap-up thread recapping what we’ve covered and linking to the sources.
Because awareness is power—but structure is what turns it into action.
#Disinformation #MediaLiteracy #InfoResilience #ThirdPersonEffect #Misinformation
Understanding it is the first step toward building a healthier information environment—for everyone.
Next: what happens when misinformed beliefs are acted on by others—and how that affects all of us.
#ThirdPersonEffect #Disinformation #MediaPsychology #DigitalLiteracy
We’re not isolated users.
We’re in a shared information environment.
Let’s understand it better—together.
#Disinformation #MediaLiteracy #ThirdPersonEffect #Misinformation #InfoLiteracy #DigitalSmarts
#StreisandEffect
#StiglersLaw
#DunningKruger
#BackfireEffect
#GoodhartsLaw
#TrivialityEffect
#AgendaSetting
#InformationCascade
#ThirdPersonEffect
#HitchensRazor
#SapirWhorf
Bottom line:
The Third-Person Effect lets us feel smart — and keeps us blind.
Disinfo wins when we think only “other people” are the problem.
It takes all of us to stop it.
#ThirdPersonEffect #CognitiveBias #Disinformation #ThreadSeries
It’s the Third-Person Effect, and it warps how we see media, propaganda, and disinformation.👇
#ThirdPersonEffect #Disinformation #ThreadSeries
Wie sich Medien und Publikum besser verstehen könnten, zeigt mein Essay: Wer sich #Framing, #Priming, #ThirdPersonEffect oder #HostileMediaEffect bewusst macht, ist imstande, kognitive Verzerrungen zu verstehen.
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