Social Media, Fake News, and Citizen Satisfaction with Democracy in Established Democracies

• In Event: Social Media in Comparative Perspective

Brief Overview

This paper looks at the impact false information on social media has on a person's satisfaction with democracy. Using data from 22 countries it is shown that more social media use results in less satisfaction with democracy.

Authors

• Allison Clark Ellis, University of South Carolina-Upstate

• Matthew Placek, University of South Carolina-Upstate

• Andrew Klassen, Human Surveys