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

Andrew M. Guess; Dominique Lockett; Benjamin Lyons; Jacob M. Montgomery; Brendan Nyhan; Jason Reifler

doi:10.37016/mr-2020-004

Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review (Jan 2020)

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

Andrew M. Guess,
Dominique Lockett,
Benjamin Lyons,
Jacob M. Montgomery,
Brendan Nyhan,
Jason Reifler

Affiliations

Andrew M. Guess: Department of Politics, & Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, USA
Dominique Lockett: Department of Political Science, Washington University, USA
Benjamin Lyons: Department of Communication, University of Utah, USA
Jacob M. Montgomery: Department of Political Science, Washington University, USA
Brendan Nyhan: Department of Government, Dartmouth College, USA
Jason Reifler: Department of Politics, University of Exeter, UK

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-004
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 1

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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.

Published in Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review

ISSN: 2766-1652 (Online)
Publisher: Harvard Kennedy School
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Information technology; Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Communication. Mass media
Website: https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu

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