Exposure to untrustworthy websites in the 2020 US election
Exposure to untrustworthy websites in the 2020 US election
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2020 年美国大选中暴露于不可信网站
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
29.9
通讯作者:
Jeffrey T. Hancock
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作者:
Ryan C. Moore;Ross Dahlke;Jeffrey T. Hancock
Moore et al. find that fewer Americans visited misinformation websites during the 2020 election compared with the 2016 election. However, demographic groups more likely to be exposed to misinformation in 2016 remained more likely to be exposed in 2020. Research using large-scale data on individuals’ internet use has provided vital information about the scope and nature of exposure to misinformation online. However, most prior work relies on data collected during the 2016 US election. Here we examine exposure to untrustworthy websites during the 2020 US election, using over 7.5 million website visits from 1,151 American adults. We find that 26.2% (95% confidence interval 22.5% to 29.8%) of Americans were exposed to untrustworthy websites in 2020, down from 44.3% (95% confidence interval 40.8% to 47.7%) in 2016. Older adults and conservatives continued to be the most exposed in 2020 as in 2016, albeit at lower rates. The role of online platforms in exposing people to untrustworthy websites changed, with Facebook playing a smaller role in 2020 than in 2016. Our findings do not minimize misinformation as a key social problem, but instead highlight important changes in its consumption, suggesting directions for future research and practice.
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DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.3522774
发表时间:
2020
期刊:
SSRN Electronic Journal
影响因子:
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作者:
González-Bailón, Sandra;Xenos, Michael
通讯作者:
Xenos, Michael
DOI:
10.1080/1369118x.2022.2072750
发表时间:
2022
期刊:
Communication & Society
影响因子:
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作者:
González-Bailón, Sandra;Xenos, Michael A.
通讯作者:
Xenos, Michael A.
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作者:
Wilson, Tom;Starbird, Kate
通讯作者:
Starbird, Kate
影响因子:
7.2
作者:
Brashier NM;Schacter DL
通讯作者:
Schacter DL