Cross-cultural study compares Gali Fakta and Harmony Square media literacy interventions in Indonesia and the US
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Matthew Facciani
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This article presents a cross-cultural study comparing two media literacy interventions—Gali Fakta and Harmony Square—in Indonesia and the United States. The research, conducted by Matthew Facciani and colleagues at Yale School of Public Health, examines how these interventions help people evaluate information and combat misinformation across different cultural contexts. The study was published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications in 2026.
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· 3 pulledHis research examines how people form beliefs and evaluate information, with a focus on misinformation, media literacy, social networks, trust in science, and political polarization.
Matthew Facciani is an Associate Research Scientist at the Yale School of Public Health and an interdisciplinary social scientist with a background in neuroscience and psychology and a PhD in sociology.
Cross-cultural media literacy interventions: comparing Gali Fakta and Harmony Square in Indonesia and the United States.
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