When Rumor Becomes Fact: The Political Effects of Rebutting “Unwelcome News”

• In Event: Cultural Theory Working Group: Environmental Politics in China

Brief Overview

Based on two survey experiments which conducted in China in 2017, this study focuses on the political effects of the state’s crackdown on “unwelcome news” in the way of refuting/correcting rumors.

Author

• Chengli Wang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics