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Trial reportFrontiers in public health2026

Effectiveness of an online vaccine misinformation game for Arabic-speaking Australians: a randomized controlled trial.

Sophie Vasiliadis, John Cook, Kifarkis Nissan, Suzanna Vidmar, Anneke C Grobler, Wendy Cook, Kate Hopkins, Chelsey Lepage, Angus Thomson, Margie Danchin and 1 more

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11 authors.

Sophie VasiliadisMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
John CookMelbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Kifarkis NissanFoundation House, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Suzanna VidmarMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Anneke C GroblerMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Wendy CookWendy Cook Design, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Kate HopkinsSabin Vaccine Institute, Washington, DC, United States.
Chelsey LepageIrimi Company, Lyon, France.
Angus ThomsonIrimi Company, Lyon, France.
Margie DanchinMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Jessica KaufmanMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Vaccine misinformation can undermine vaccine confidence, institutional trust, and uptake. Arabic speakers in Australia are disproportionately susceptible to vaccine misinformation and have experienced adverse health outcomes. This randomized controlled trial tested the effectiveness of Methods: Participants ( Results: No statistically significant differences were found between the intervention and control groups at either timepoint across primary or secondary outcomes, and no subgroup effects were observed by age or education. Discussion: This trial is the first RCT of the

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ArabsAustralasian PeopleCommunicationVaccinationVaccinesAdultAustraliaFemaleHumansInternetMaleMiddle AgedTrustYoung AdultVaccinesgamified information presentationmisinformationpsychological inoculationrandomized controlled trialvaccines

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PMID42293646
PMCPMC13254167

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