Facts and Myths about Misperceptions
Journal of Economic Perspectives (Nyhan)
"Misperceptions threaten to warp mass opinion and public policy on controversial issues in politics, science, and health. ... Though evidence is lacking for claims of a 'post-truth' era, changes in the speed with which false information travels and the extent to which it can find receptive audiences require new approac
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“Exposure to this information reduced misperceptions about the factual issue in question (changes in the prevalence of crime) but had no measurable effect on candidate support.”
“An early study in this literature found evidence of a 'backfire effect' ... However, this finding was anomalous (Nyhan forthcoming).”
“the effects of fact-check exposure tend to decay over time.”
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