Glossary term

Debunking

Definition

Correcting a false claim after it has spread — effective when it supplies a replacement explanation rather than merely negating, which prebunking avoids needing.

See also

Prebunking
Warning audiences about a manipulation technique before they encounter it, so they are more resistant when they do.
Inoculation
Building resistance by exposing people to a weakened form of a manipulation technique in advance — the mechanism prebunking relies on.

Published September 22, 2026

September 22, 2026Published282b7738

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