Jonathon McPhetres

Jonathon McPhetres is a researcher focusing on the cognitive psychology of misinformation and decision-making, with particular emphasis on how attention and analytical reasoning influence susceptibility to false information.

Key works

• Fighting COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media (Pennycook et al., 2020) — Demonstrates that simple accuracy nudges significantly improve truth discrimination in sharing decisions on social media.

Areas of research

• Cognitive mechanisms of misinformation
• Behavioral interventions for combating false information
• COVID-19 misinformation and the infodemic