Publication: Why do Citizens Choose to Read Fact-Checks in the Context of the Russian War in Ukraine? The Role of Directional and Accuracy Motivations in Nineteen Democracies
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2025
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The recent surge of false information accompanying the Russian invasion of Ukraine has re-emphasized the need for interventions to counteract disinformation. While fact-checking is a widely used intervention, we know little about citizen motivations to read fact-checks. We tested theoretical predictions related to accuracy-motivated goals (i.e., seeking to know the truth) versus directionally-motivated goals (i.e., seeking to confirm existing beliefs) by analyzing original survey data ( n = 19,037) collected in early April to late May
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- Tulin, Marina
- Hameleers, Michael
- de Vreese, Claes
- Aalberg, Toril
- Corbu, Nicoleta
- Van Erkel, Patrick
- Esser, Frank
- Gehle, Luisa
- Halagiera, Denis
- Hopmann, David Nicolas
- Koç-Michalska, Karolina
- Matthes, Jörg
- Mihelj, Sabina
- Schemer, Christian
- Štětka, Václav
- Strömbäck, Jesper
- Terren, Ludovic
- Theocharis, Yannis
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30
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3
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679
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704
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misinformation, disinformation, fact-checking, motivated reasoning, accuracy motivations, directional motivations
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English
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2025-07-01
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2024-12-19
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1940-1612
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