You’re Misinformed about Misinformation- Columbus Science Pub
May 7, 2026 07:30p.m.
$8.00
Americans fear misinformation more than terrorism or climate change. But the research says we’ve got the problem backwards: fake news reaches fewer people than we think, changes fewer minds than we fear, and the fixes we’re chasing may be making things worse. So what’s actually going on?
Dr. Dominik Stecula studies how misinformation actually works, and his findings are not what you’d expect. Come find out why the real problem might not be the fake news itself.
Dr. Stecuła is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication at The Ohio State University, with a courtesy appointment in Political Science. His research examines how media — from cable news to podcasts — shapes public opinion on science, health, and politics.
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