Trump’s Big Lie: A Rare Confirmed Case of Widespread Belief in Misinformation
Accounts of the misinformation problem are filled with examples of “true believers” who have been exposed to, and accept, false claims.
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Demographic Determinism, the Republican Party, and Anti-Democratic Attitudes
Following the 2010 Census, demographers and other experts of Census data began calling a definitive coming shift in U.S. racial demographics.
Demographic Change Narratives and Democratic Backsliding
Recently, more attention is needed on how attitudes about democracy are developing among the public.
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.
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.
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.
The anti-vaccination movement, fueled by a mass of unsubstantiated, misleading, and manipulated messages, has reemerged in recent years.
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.
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...
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.