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Little is known about the ways in which social media, such as Twitter, function as conduits for information related to crises and emergencies. The current study analyzed the content of […]
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We propose a model of motivated skepticism that helps explain when and why citizens are biased-information processors. Two experimental studies explore how citizens evaluate arguments about affirmative action and gun […]
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Countering science denialism. Arguing with the anti-vaxxers/flat earthers/climate change deniers may feel futile, but research just published in Nature Human Behaviour suggests that it’s actually worth it and can be […]
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This article argues that truth is vital to deliberative democracy and to communication as an academic discipline. Our definition of truth is critical realist in nature—that is, it refers to […]
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Objective: Fake news represents a particularly egregious and direct avenue by which inaccurate beliefs have been propagated via social media. We investigate the psychological profile of individuals who fall prey […]
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Citizens and Emergency Managers need to be able to distinguish ”fake” (untrue) news posts from real news posts on social media during disasters. This paper is based on an online […]
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This article argues that truth is vital to deliberative democracy and to communication as an academic discipline. Our definition of truth is critical realist in nature—that is, it refers to […]
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The size of a social media account’s audience — in terms of followers or friends count — is believed to be a good measure of its influence and popularity. To […]
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Citizens and Emergency Managers need to be able to distinguish ”fake” (untrue) news posts from real news posts on social media during disasters. This paper is based on an online […]
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The size of a social media account’s audience — in terms of followers or friends count — is believed to be a good measure of its influence and popularity. To […]
