TY - JOUR
T1 - “Fake news” may have limited effects beyond increasing beliefs in false claims
AU - Guess, Andrew M.
AU - Lockett, Dominique
AU - Lyons, Benjamin
AU - Montgomery, Jacob M.
AU - Nyhan, Brendan
AU - Reifler, Jason
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Harvard Kennedy School. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Since 2016, there has been an explosion of interest in misinformation and its role in elections. Research by news outlets, government agencies, and academics alike has shown that millions of Americans have been exposed to dubious political news online. However, relatively little research has focused on documenting the effects of consuming this content. Our results suggest that many claims about the effects of exposure to false news may be overstated, or, at the very least, misunderstood.
AB - Since 2016, there has been an explosion of interest in misinformation and its role in elections. Research by news outlets, government agencies, and academics alike has shown that millions of Americans have been exposed to dubious political news online. However, relatively little research has focused on documenting the effects of consuming this content. Our results suggest that many claims about the effects of exposure to false news may be overstated, or, at the very least, misunderstood.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85137967485
U2 - 10.37016/mr-2020-004
DO - 10.37016/mr-2020-004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85137967485
SN - 2766-1652
VL - 1
JO - Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
JF - Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
IS - 1
ER -