Stories by David Rand

David Rand is Erwin H. Schell Professor and a professor of management science and brain and cognitive sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management. Rand is also co-author of the paper "Digital Literacy Is Associated with More Discerning Accuracy Judgments but Not Sharing Intentions," which was published in December 2021 in the Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review.

Digital Literacy Doesn’t Stop the Spread of Misinformation

Just because you can spot falsehoods doesn’t mean you won’t share them

New research shows that subtly nudging people to think about accuracy increases the quality of the news they share