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People keep relying on misinformation after it has been retracted, which Lewandowsky and colleagues call the continued influence effect. Their review found that an alternative explanation helps, because it fills the gap the retraction leaves. The 2020 Debunking Handbook, written by 22 researchers, recommends leading with the fact and then explaining how the false claim misleads. When you add a refuting citation, use its "why" to say what the source shows is true, not only that the note is wrong.