Seven minutes with a chatbot beat a fact sheet at reducing conspiracy beliefs in two experiments

Researchers found that even a roughly seven-minute conversation with Google Gemini can reduce conspiracy beliefs about current crises, even when few verified facts are available. The effect beat a static fact sheet and, in follow-up surveys weeks later, carried over to beliefs about entirely…

Researchers found that even a roughly seven-minute conversation with Google Gemini can reduce conspiracy beliefs about current crises, even when few verified facts are available. The effect beat a static fact sheet and, in follow-up surveys weeks later, carried over to beliefs about entirely different events. The article Seven minutes with a chatbot beat a fact sheet at reducing conspiracy beliefs in two experiments appeared first on The Decoder.

Source: The Decoder — Published September 5, 2026 at 12:39 UTC — Category: Models