Publication: Following news on social media boosts knowledge, belief accuracy and trust
Following news on social media boosts knowledge, belief accuracy and trust
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Altay, S., HOES, E., & Wojcieszak, M. (2025). Following news on social media boosts knowledge, belief accuracy and trust. Nature Human Behaviour, 9, 1833–1842. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02205-6
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Many worry that news on social media leaves people uninformed or even misinformed. Here we conducted a preregistered two-wave online field experiment in France and Germany ( N = 3,395) to estimate the effect of following the news on Instagram and WhatsApp. Participants were asked to follow two accounts for 2 weeks and activate the notifications. In the treatment condition, the accounts were those of news organizations, while in the control condition they covered cooking, cinema or art. The treatment enhanced current affairs knowledge
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Altay, S., HOES, E., & Wojcieszak, M. (2025). Following news on social media boosts knowledge, belief accuracy and trust. Nature Human Behaviour, 9, 1833–1842. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02205-6
