Political Fact-Checking in the Eyes of Partisan Audience: The Effects of Slanted Coverage and Broader Topic Coverage on Source Credibility Perceptions

• In Event: Effects of Combating Disinformation with Fact-Checking and Corrections

Brief Overview

This paper seeks ways to promote bipartisan trust in fact-checking sources by experimentally assessing the impacts of slanted coverage of political parties and the scope of topic coverage on perceived source credibility among partisans.

Author

• Hwayong Shin, University of Michigan