Psychology of Misinformation Lab

Research in the Psychology of Misinformation Lab investigates what drives belief in inaccurate information, why certain individuals are predisposed to refrain from belief change even in the face of good corrective evidence, and how corrections can be designed to maximize impact.

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  • Briony Swire-Thompson

    Briony Swire-Thompson is a cognitive psychologist and director of the Psychology of Misinformation Lab. She is also affiliated with Northeastern University’s Political Science Department and the Network Science Institute. Her research investigates what drives belief in inaccurate information, why people refrain from belief change in the face of good corrective evidence, and how corrections can […]

  • Mitch Dobbs

    Mitch graduated from Penn State in May 2021 with a B.A. in Psychology. Currently, he’s interested in why we believe misinformation, the factors and specific cognitive processes that make us susceptible to it, and how we update our beliefs over time. He also has a growing interest in computational approaches, and would like to try […]

  • Jane Acierno

    Jane Acierno is a PhD candidate in the Psychology of Misinformation Lab under the supervision of Dr. Briony Swire-Thompson. Her research focuses on how we evaluate the veracity of information, how we update our beliefs, and the role that morality plays in these processes. Acierno aims to apply her research to develop interventions combatting belief […]