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Fact-checking journalism challenges procedural norms of objectivity by providing truth verdicts. By actively evaluating statements and online rumors based on evidence weight, fact-checkers aim for robust, scientific objectivity. Despite this […]
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Although health information behaviors are commonly assumed to serve an emotion-regulating function, the present state of research focuses on emotions as predictors of these behaviors. The reciprocal relationship between emotions […]
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This essay proposes that studying the emergence of solidarity through multi-actor supportive communication offers a useful lens for understanding the increasingly complex structures, dynamics, and communal nature of supportive communication […]
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Communication infrastructure theory (CIT) posits that integrated connectedness to a community storytelling network (ICSN), which refers to individuals’ access to community communication resources and opportunities, positively affects civic engagement. We […]
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Research on news media trust and the many related concepts has grown steadily in recent years. Yet, the field currently still lacks a comprehensive understanding of the extent to which […]
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Why do people spread false news online? Previous studies have linked affective polarization with misinformation sharing and belief. Contrary to these largely observational findings, however, we show that experimentally improving […]
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The difference between what Americans know about politics and what they think they know about politics is described as a classic case of Dunning–Kruger, a cognitive bias characterized by overestimation […]
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Adolescents from low-income families often have cumulative interactions with the state via welfare policies, school discipline, and the criminal justice system. Previous research provides little evidence about the political effects […]
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This study examined how political ideology and science-related populism (SciPop) relate to both trust in federal science agencies and support for scientific funding in the United States. Using regression models, […]
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Research into reporting methods of journalists in the United States often focuses on efforts to be more transparent. However, little research examines the role source attribution plays in the audience’s […]
