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The Debunking Handbook 2020 - A guide based on expert consensus
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The COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Handbook
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How to spot COVID-19 conspiracy theories - A guide
“Experts reveal the trick behind how to change a conspiracy theorist’s mind”; The West Australian (September 2025)
"Assassination attempts and conspiracy theories: Why the two are inextricably linked"; SBS News (July 2024)
"MH370: A decade on"; Channel News Asia (March 2024)
“How do you tell when a politician is lying? The tics, tells and tricks to watch for”; The Guardian (February 2024)
“We know politicians lie – but do we care?”; The Conversation (with T. Prike; February 2022)
“Life after COVID: Most people don’t want a return to normal – they want a fairer, more sustainable future”; The Conversation (with S. Lewandowsky and K. Facer; January 2022​)
Extended radio interview for ABC Perth’s “Focus” program on misinformation and conspiracy theories; November 18, 2020 
"Behind the paper: Trump's tweets and diversion of the media"; Behavioural & Social Sciences Nature Portfolio (with M. Jetter and S. Lewandowsky; November 2020)
“How Trump uses Twitter to distract the media – New research”; The Conversation (with M. Jetter and S. Lewandowsky; November 2020)
“The Debunking Handbook 2020” (with S. Lewandowsky, J. Cook, et al.; 2020)
TV interview for Channel 10’s “The Project” (May 28, 2020)
“Coronavirus, ‘Plandemic’ and the seven traits of conspiratorial thinking”; The Conversation (with J. Cook et al.; May 2020) [Spanish translation]
“Plandemic and the seven traits of conspiratorial thinking”; YouTube (with J. Cook et al.; May 2020)
“How to spot COVID-19 conspiracy theories” (with J. Cook et al., May 2020)
“Accurate, honest and transparent: How leaders should communicate about coronavirus”; The Guardian (with D. MacFarlane; March 2020).
“Why the internet is helping more of us believe in things that aren’t true”; ABC Radio National’s Life Matters (February 2019).
“Mythen der Wissenschaft” [“Science myths”]; Science documentary for 3Sat TV (Europe; January 2017).
“The psychology of misinformation.” Australasian Science (November 2014)
“So Madonna called Obama a Muslim: How misinformation spreads.” Huffington Post (October 2012)
“Where does misinformation come from, and what does it do?” The Conversation, (September 2012)
“No one likes to change their mind, not even on climate.” The Conversation (with J. Cook; April 2012)
“Medical misinformation.” Medical Forum WA magazine (March 2012)
“Fighting fact-free journalism: A how-to guide.” The Conversation (with J. Cook & S. Lewandowsky; February 2012) 
"Why The Guardian's correction won't change your mind about Milly Dowler.” The Conversation (with S. Lewandowsky; December 2011) 
“Warning: your journalism may contain deception, inaccuracies and a hidden agenda.” The Conversation (with S. Lewandowsky; September 2011) 
​“How mud sticks.” The Skeptic Magazine (with S. Lewandowsky; September 2011)


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