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A record number of voters will head to the polls this year, with more than 50 countries comprising half the planet’s population due to…
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Given that Facebook is still the most widely used social networking site in the world, its influence on democratic processes is under constant scrutiny. Academics have put a special focus […]
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Digital literacy affects how people use the internet. However, we argue that the concept of “digital literacy” cannot usefully be applied to all internet users; there is simply too much […]
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Many assume that if citizens were more inclined to moralize the values of evidence-based and logical thinking, they would be less likely to share politically hostile, conspiratorial, and false claims […]
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Fact checkers evaluate the truthfulness of political claims appearing in public. The practice has increased enormously in recent years. This review analyses research concerning political fact-checking; it presents what kind […]
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Across two studies, we test two of Facebook’s attempts to fight misinformation: labeling misinformation as disputed or false and including fact checks as related articles. We propose hypotheses based on […]
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Stopping the spread of misinformation on Facebook is a difficult proposition. One of the reasons it is so difficult, particularly in the United States, is high levels of political polarization. […]
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To find out how people in various countries feel about social media platforms and news organizations deleting offensive comments, the Center for Media Engagement teamed up with researchers in the […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to healthcare and public health messaging in the United States. One area of focus has been vaccination uptake among Black Americans, who have […]
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The Center for Media Engagement surveyed journalists and scientists to better understand their experiences in the production of science news. This report is the third in a series of reports […]
