“Fake news” may have limited effects beyond increasing beliefs in false claims

Guess, AM; Lockett, D; Lyons, B; et al.Montgomery, JM; Nyhan, B; Reifler, J
Date: 14 January 2020
Journal
HKS Misinformation Review
Publisher
Harvard Kennedy School, Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics, and Public Policy
Publisher DOI
https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-004
Abstract
Since 2016, there has been an explosion of interest in misinformation and its role in elections. Research by news outlets, government agencies, and academics alike has shown that millions of Americans have been exposed to dubious political news online. However, relatively little research has focused on documenting the effects of consuming ...
Since 2016, there has been an explosion of interest in misinformation and its role in elections. Research by news outlets, government agencies, and academics alike has shown that millions of Americans have been exposed to dubious political news online. However, relatively little research has focused on documenting the effects of consuming this content. Our results suggest that many claims about the effects of exposure to false news may be overstated, or, at the very least, misunderstood.
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Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology

Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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