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GenAI and misinformation in education: a systematic scoping review of opportunities and challenges

Fulsher, Ali, Pagkratidou, Marianna orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-0161-1554 and Kendeou, Panayiota (2025) GenAI and misinformation in education: a systematic scoping review of opportunities and challenges. AI & Society . ISSN 1435-5655

Abstract
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has emerged as a ransformative and disruptive force in education and society, with the potential to both create and correct misinformation. In education, misinformation manifests at three levels: the individual (when students hold misconceptions or inaccurate beliefs); the community (when groups of individuals share the same misconceptions or inaccurate beliefs); and the system (when educational policies and practices are not based on scientific evidence). We conducted a systematic scoping review to identify existing challenges and opportunities for misinformation generation, sharing, and correction across these levels in education, as well as inform future research in this area of work. Our results indicate three approaches to GenAI and misinformation in education: identifying misconceptions, prebunking, and (re)producing misinformation, with most research conducted at the individual level. We conclude with suggestions for future research and practice.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Education; AI literacy; Generative artificial intelligence; GenAI; Large language models (LLMs); Misinformation
Subjects:Medical Sciences > Psychology
Social Sciences > Education
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Psychology
Publisher:Springer UK
Official URL:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00146-0...
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:31512
Deposited On:09 Sep 2025 11:00 by Gordon Kennedy . Last Modified 08 Oct 2025 09:29
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