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. 2022 Aug 24;8(34):eabo6254. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abo6254

Table 1. Studies 1 to 5: P values and effect sizes (Cohen’s d) from independent-samples t tests.

Dependent variables are technique recognition (discernment), confidence (manipulative social media content only), trustworthiness (discernment), and sharing (discernment). The independent variable is the experimental condition (inoculation vs. control). P values are uncorrected for multiple comparisons. Significant P values are marked in bold.

Study Technique recognition Confidence Trustworthiness Sharing
P value Cohen’s d P value Cohen’s d P value Cohen’s d P value Cohen’s d
1 - Emotional language <0.001 0.49 <0.001 0.50 <0.001 0.25 <0.001 0.21
2 - Incoherence <0.001 0.62 0.471 0.04 0.002 0.19 0.109 0.10
3 - False dichotomies <0.001 0.68 <0.001 0.48 <0.001 0.32 <0.001 0.22
4 - Scapegoating <0.001 0.28 <0.001 0.35 0.100 0.10 0.067 0.11
5 - Ad hominem <0.001 0.45 <0.001 0.24 0.002 0.19 <0.001 0.19