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Facts, Fake News, and Resistance to the Truth
Sat, September 2, 2:00 to 3:30pm PDT (2:00 to 3:30pm PDT), LACC, Petree Hall CSession Submission Type: Created Panel
Session Description
The papers included in this panel examine misinformation and its spread. They explore why people resist or adopt facts and why people spread fake news.
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Does Endorsement of Expert Information by a Deliberative Institution Matter? - Lala Muradova, University of Southampton
Expressive Responding and Fact-Opinion Discernment - Matthew H Graham, Temple University; Omer Yair, Reichman University
Inferential Spillover: Measuring the Political Causes of Factual Resistance - Thomas Wood, The Ohio State University; Yamil Velez, Columbia University; Ethan Porter, George Washington University
The Affect Magnetism Heuristic: Belief Formation in Asymmetric Info Environments - Kenneth Mackie, Florida State University
Who Spreads Fake News and Why? - Abhra Roy, Kennesaw State University; Tridib Bandyopadhyay, Kennesaw State University