[Ads-l] Word: prebunking

[Nancy Friedman]

I've been able to trace "prebunking" back to 2021:
https://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/2022/03/word-of-the-week-prebunking.html

(Includes a citation for Ben Zimmer's 2019 WSJ column on "debunk," with a
comment on "re-bunk.")


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On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 3:19 PM ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Website: AP News
> Article: Google to expand misinformation ‘prebunking’ in Europe
> Author:  DAVID KLEPPER
> Date: February 13, 2023
>
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> https://apnews.com/article/technology-science-politics-germany-business-a10273eea5a0227c38187cc4f84d8788
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> It’s an approach called prebunking, which involves teaching people how
> to spot false claims before they encounter them. The strategy is
> gaining support among researchers and tech companies.
> [End excerpt]
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