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Fact-Checking: A Meta-Analysis of What Works and for Whom.
- Source :
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Political Communication . May-Jun2020, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p350-375. 26p. 3 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Despite its growing prominence in news coverage and public discourse, there is still considerable ambiguity regarding when and how fact-checking affects beliefs. Informed by theories of motivated reasoning and message design, a meta-analytic review was undertaken to examine the effectiveness of fact-checking in correcting political misinformation (k = 30,N = 20,963). Fact-checking has a significantly positive overall influence on political beliefs (d = 0.29), but the effects gradually weaken when using "truth scales," refuting only parts of a claim, and fact-checking campaign-related statements. Likewise, the ability to correct political misinformation with fact-checking is substantially attenuated by participants' preexisting beliefs, ideology, and knowledge. The study concludes with a discussion of the fact-checking literature in light of current gaps and future opportunities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10584609
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Political Communication
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 143116027
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2019.1668894