Publication: News Can Help! The Impact of News Media and Digital Platforms on Awareness of and Belief in Misinformation
News Can Help! The Impact of News Media and Digital Platforms on Awareness of and Belief in Misinformation
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Altay, S., Nielsen, R. K., & Fletcher, R. (2024). News Can Help! The Impact of News Media and Digital Platforms on Awareness of and Belief in Misinformation. International Journal of Press/Politics, 29(2), 459–484. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612221148981
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Does the news media exacerbate or reduce misinformation problems? Although some news media deliberately try to counter misinformation, it has been suggested that they might also inadvertently, and sometimes purposefully, amplify it. We conducted a two-wave panel survey in Brazil, India, and the UK ( N = 4732) to investigate the effect of news and digital platform use on awareness of and belief in COVID-19 misinformation over time (January to February 2022). We find little support for the idea that the news exacerbates misinformation p
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- Nielsen, Rasmus Kleis
- Fletcher, Richard
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Altay, S., Nielsen, R. K., & Fletcher, R. (2024). News Can Help! The Impact of News Media and Digital Platforms on Awareness of and Belief in Misinformation. International Journal of Press/Politics, 29(2), 459–484. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612221148981
