Driving the news: UPenn's social psychology experts say a strategy called bypassing is perhaps a better, more disarming way to confront misinformation rather than telling loved ones their beliefs are bunk.
State of play: Misinformation is everywhere these days. And with AI, it's only getting worse.
Zoom in: UPenn researchers say "bypassing recognizes that beliefs do not exist in isolation."
Case in point: Medical experts' approach during the pandemic.
The bottom line: "You need to round out the tools in your arsenal," Granados Samayoa tells Axios.