When Corrections Fail: The Persistence of Political Misperceptions
Political Behavior (Nyhan & Reifler)
"An extensive literature addresses citizen ignorance, but very little research focuses on misperceptions. Can these false or unsubstantiated beliefs about politics be corrected?
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“the correction backfired—conservatives who received a correction telling them that Iraq did not have WMD were more likely to believe that Iraq had WMD than those in the control condition.”
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