David Rand

About

David Rand is the Erwin H. Schell Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States. His research interests focus on the social dynamics of misinformation, cooperation, and moral psychology, as evidenced by his recent articles on topics such as the misperceptions surrounding fake news and the psychological underpinnings of partisan bias on social media. He actively investigates the replicability of behavioral effects and the roles of social connections in promoting engagement with fact-checks online.