Effects of Fact-Checking Political Misinformation on Perceptual Accuracy and Epistemic Political Efficacy
| Autor: | James D. Ponder, Michael A. Beam, Catherine E. Goodall, Carrie Winters, Chance York, Zach Humphries |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Communication
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Fact checking 050801 communication & media studies 0506 political science Politics 0508 media and communications Perception Political efficacy 050602 political science & public administration Misinformation Fake news Psychology Social psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. 97:958-980 |
| ISSN: | 2161-430X 1077-6990 |
| Popis: | Numerous studies have shown fact-checks can debunk misinformation and improve perceptions of reality surrounding a specific political issue. We examine whether fact-checks might also boost epistemic political efficacy (EPE), which is confidence in one’s ability they can perceive reality surrounding political issues in general. Using a survey experiment ( N = 1,139), we find discrediting misinformation with a fact-check increases accuracy in issue perceptions and, indirectly, EPE. However, fact-checking’s direct effect on EPE is negative, suggesting fact-checks generally help individuals perform an immediate cognitive task—deciding which aspects of a political issue are true—while weakening confidence in task performance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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