Feeling the Facts: Real-time Wearable Fact-checkers Can Use Nudges to Reduce User Belief in False Information
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| author | Gupta, Chitralekha Aritonang, Nadia Victoria Rajendran, Dixon Prem Daniel Danry, Valdemar Maes, Pattie Nanayakarra, Suranga |
| author_facet | Gupta, Chitralekha Aritonang, Nadia Victoria Rajendran, Dixon Prem Daniel Danry, Valdemar Maes, Pattie Nanayakarra, Suranga |
| contents | Misinformation can spread rapidly in everyday conversation, where pausing to verify is not always possible. We envision a wearable system that bridges the timing gap between hearing a claim and forming a judgment. It uses ambient listening to detect verifiable claims, performs rapid web verification, and provides a subtle haptic nudge with a glanceable overview. A controlled study (N=34) simulated this approach and tested against a no-support baseline. Results show that instant, body-integrated feedback significantly improved real-time truth discernment and increased verification activity compared to unsupported fact-checking. However, it also introduced over-reliance when the system made errors, i.e. failed to flag false claims or flagged true claims as false. We contribute empirical evidence of improved discernment alongside insights into trust, effort, and user-system tensions in verification wearables. |
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| spellingShingle | Feeling the Facts: Real-time Wearable Fact-checkers Can Use Nudges to Reduce User Belief in False Information Gupta, Chitralekha Aritonang, Nadia Victoria Rajendran, Dixon Prem Daniel Danry, Valdemar Maes, Pattie Nanayakarra, Suranga Human-Computer Interaction Misinformation can spread rapidly in everyday conversation, where pausing to verify is not always possible. We envision a wearable system that bridges the timing gap between hearing a claim and forming a judgment. It uses ambient listening to detect verifiable claims, performs rapid web verification, and provides a subtle haptic nudge with a glanceable overview. A controlled study (N=34) simulated this approach and tested against a no-support baseline. Results show that instant, body-integrated feedback significantly improved real-time truth discernment and increased verification activity compared to unsupported fact-checking. However, it also introduced over-reliance when the system made errors, i.e. failed to flag false claims or flagged true claims as false. We contribute empirical evidence of improved discernment alongside insights into trust, effort, and user-system tensions in verification wearables. |
| title | Feeling the Facts: Real-time Wearable Fact-checkers Can Use Nudges to Reduce User Belief in False Information |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.27289 |