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Demographic Change Narratives and Democratic Backsliding

Recently, more attention is needed on how attitudes about democracy are developing among the public.

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On the events of January 6th and elite accountability.

I study the political and media elites who seed, fertilize, and reap rewards from online conspiracy, distrust, and deception.

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Right-wing media’s coverage of the attack on the US Capitol on January 6

This white paper examines 12 major right-wing media’s coverage of the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

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Misinformation and Factual Corrections: The Case of the 2020 U.S. Election

From September 2020 through the end of November, researchers conducted eight panel experiments to measure the effects of election-related misinformation.

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The impact of Facebook’s vaccine misinformation policy on user endorsements of vaccine content: An interrupted time series analysis

The anti-vaccination movement, fueled by a mass of unsubstantiated, misleading, and manipulated messages, has reemerged in recent years.

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Evaluating the Efficacy of Facebook's Vaccine Misinformation Content Removal Policies

Social media platforms have attempted to remove misinformation about vaccines because it obstructs efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic.

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An Investigation of Influential Users in the Promotion and Marketing of Heated Tobacco Products on Instagram: A Social Network Analysis

This study constructed a social network of Instagram users who posted IQOS content, a leading HTP brand, between 1 January and 5 April 2021 and identified users who positioned near the center of the...

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Political Misinformation and Factual Corrections on the Facebook News Feed: Experimental Evidence

As concerns about the spread of political misinformation have mounted, scholars have found that fact-checks can reduce the extent to which people believe misinformation.

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Twitter and Facebook posts about COVID-19 are less likely to spread misinformation compared to other health topics

The COVID-19 pandemic brought widespread attention to an “infodemic” of potential health misinformation.

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Do Local Newspapers Mitigate the Effects of the Polarized National Rhetoric on COVID-19?

This analysis tests two distinct predictions regarding local newspapers’ coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.