Katie Joseff
Misinformation researcher with training in social neuroscience who studies how partisanship and algorithmic information environments shape perceptions and decision-making.
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Feb 17, 2025 • 1h 9min
307 - Concordance Over Truth Bias
Samuel Woolley, a disinformation expert, joins Katie Joseff, a misinformation researcher, and Michael Schwalbe, a postdoctoral fellow studying polarization. They discuss the newly identified cognitive distortion called concordance over truth bias, which leads people to favor information that aligns with their beliefs. The conversation dives into how psychological factors influence susceptibility to fake news, the challenges of identifying biases, and the implications of misinformation in a polarized society. Their insights urge a call for critical thinking and intellectual humility.
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Feb 2, 2026 • 1h 9min
332 - Concordance Over Truth Bias (rebroadcast)
Michael Schwalb, Stanford social psychologist studying polarization; Katie Joseff, social neuroscience researcher on partisanship and misinformation; Samuel Woolley, professor of computational propaganda and disinformation. They discuss a new cognitive distortion called concordance over truth bias. Short takes cover how political alignment beats factual accuracy, study design and surprising predictors, and why interventions and platform policy matter.
