Why do people fall for misinformation, even highly educated ones?

Because the problem isn't intelligence. It's exposure.

We built TruthLens around one idea from Psychology and Communication science: Inoculation theory.

Just like a vaccine, if you see a weakened version of a manipulation technique before you encounter the real thing, you become significantly harder to fool.

What TruthLens teaches:

• How misinformation spreads in the digital age and why it works on everyone

• The core techniques bad science uses to manipulate you

• How to spot them in the most consumed content type in the world right now: short-form video content

• An intake test & final assessment to track how your thinking shifts and misinformation detection improves

It's free. The full course, all videos, training examples, pre-test, and final assessment, is completely free and part of a Master thesis.

Want direct access to the course creator and to support the effort? You can now contribute $10 to unlock direct feedback, and exchange with the creator. Any topics or themes missing? Crucial concepts we should cover? On top you'll get an extended real-world example library.

But the full learning experience is open to everyone.

If you've ever shared something that turned out to be wrong, argued over "facts" that weren't, or just want to be harder to fool — this course is for you.

👉 Join here: https://whop.com/truthlens/

Built on design-based research and inoculation theory. All science, no fluff.