Exploring Misinformation Campaigns And How To Defend Against Them

<p>Misinformation campaigns can have very real and lasting effects. Misinformation has been known to impact elections, create vaccine hesitancy, and increase polarization within societies. This paper reviewed existing literature regarding misinformation research, collected information from research participants to discern factors which may contribute to an increased susceptibility to misinformation, and examined Rule Based Training and a training program which utilized both rules and mindfulness to ascertain if these training programs might be effective in reducing participant susceptibility to misinformation.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Cybersecurity Management

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

TSYS School of Computer Science

Year dc:date.available

2022

Author dc:creator

• Kuralt, Michelle S

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Lydia Ray
• Dr. Yeșem Kurt Peker
• Dr. Stephanie da Silva

• Manipulation
• Epistemology
• Misinformation
• Psychology
• Trust
• Polarization
• Trolling
• National Security
• Policy
• Social Cybersecurity
• Disinformation
• Mindfulness
• Training
• Media Literacy
• Computer Sciences
• Cybersecurity

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/479

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:csuepress.columbusstate.edu:theses_dissertations-1481