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News Informs and Boosts Discernment: A Replication in France and Germany

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2025
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Altay, S., HOES, E., & Wojcieszak, M. (2025). News Informs and Boosts Discernment: A Replication in France and Germany. The International Journal of Press/Politics, 19401612251378970. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612251378969

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Can the news help people be more resilient to misinformation? Altay et al. found that news use increases surveillance knowledge and awareness of true and false news, while decreasing belief in false news. We conducted a two-wave panel survey ( N  = 3,395) to replicate these findings in two new countries: France and Germany. The replication reinforces the conclusions of the original study: we found that higher news consumption predicted greater surveillance knowledge acquisition across the waves, as well as greater awareness of and bel

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  • Altay, Sacha
  • HOES, Emma
  • Wojcieszak, Magdalena

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The International Journal of Press/Politics

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19401612251378969

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2025-10-29

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2026-02-05

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SAGE Publications

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1940-1612
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Altay, S., HOES, E., & Wojcieszak, M. (2025). News Informs and Boosts Discernment: A Replication in France and Germany. The International Journal of Press/Politics, 19401612251378970. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612251378969

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