Studying the Downstream Effects of Fact-Checking on Social Media: Experiments on Correction Formats, Belief Accuracy, and Media Trust
Repeated exposure to misinformation not only reduces the accuracy of people’s beliefs, but it also decreases confidence in institutions such as the news media. Can fact-checking—journalism’s main weapon against misinformation—worsen or ameliorate distrust in journalists and the media? To answer this...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Social Media + Society |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051231179694 |