Taking Fact-Checks Literally But Not Seriously? The Effects of Journalistic Fact-Checking on Factual Beliefs and Candidate Favorability
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DOI: 10.1007/s11109-019-09528-x
Abstract: Are citizens willing to accept journalistic fact-checks of misleading claims from candidates they support and to update their attitudes about those candidates? Previous studies have reached conflicting conclusions about the effects of exposure to counter-attitudinal… read more here.
Keywords: effects journalistic; fact checks; factual beliefs; fact ... See more keywords
The ephemeral effects of fact-checks on COVID-19 misperceptions in the United States, Great Britain and Canada
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DOI: 10.1038/s41562-021-01278-3
Abstract: Widespread misperceptions about COVID-19 and the novel coronavirus threaten to exacerbate the severity of the pandemic. We conducted preregistered survey experiments in the United States, Great Britain and Canada examining the effectiveness of fact-checks that… read more here.
Keywords: great britain; fact; united states; britain canada ... See more keywords