Don't Shoot the Messenger: The Role of Expert Cues in Correcting Misinformation on Climate Change

• In Event: Effects of Expert and Elite Cues on Political Beliefs

Brief Overview

We explore how nonpartisan expert cues can reduce misinformation about climate change by updating respondents' beliefs with factual information and increasing the willingness of respondents to share the factual information using a survey experiment.

Authors

• Nicholas R. Davis, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• Shin Young Park, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• Chansong Kim, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• Patrick Willi Kraft, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee