Misinformed or Uninformed? The Prevalence and Consequences of Certainty in Political Misperceptions

• In Event: Misinformation and Misperceptions in Public Opinion

Brief Overview

I show that past work exaggerates the degree to which the public is misinformed and provide the first empirical test of the widespread expectation that certain beliefs are more likely to resist correction and influence attitudes than uncertain ones.

Author

• Brian Guay, Duke University