Reducing belief in conspiracy theories as they unfold using large language models

Costello TH, Rabb N, Stagnaro MN, Pennycook G, Rand DG.

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/jnm9r_v2
Published: 2026-08-31
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@article{allodium:10.31234/osf.io/jnm9r_v2,
  title = {Reducing belief in conspiracy theories as they unfold using large language models},
  author = {Costello TH and  Rabb N and  Stagnaro MN and  Pennycook G and  Rand DG.},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.31234/osf.io/jnm9r_v2},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/jnm9r_v2}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Reducing belief in conspiracy theories as they unfold using large language models
AU  - Costello TH
AU  -  Rabb N
AU  -  Stagnaro MN
AU  -  Pennycook G
AU  -  Rand DG.
PY  - 2026
DO  - 10.31234/osf.io/jnm9r_v2
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TH, C., N, R., MN, S., G, P., & DG., R. (2026). Reducing belief in conspiracy theories as they unfold using large language models. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/jnm9r_v2

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