The relationship between political affiliation and beliefs about sources of “fake news”

Abstract The 2016 US Presidential campaign saw an explosion in popularity for the term “fake news.” This phenomenon raises interesting questions: Which news sources do people believe are fake, and what do people think “fake news” means? One possibility is that beliefs about the news reflect a bias t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robert B. Michael, Brooke O. Breaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-02-01
Series:Cognitive Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-021-00278-1