When Corrections Fail: The Persistence of Political Misperceptions

2010/03/29 by Brendan Nyhan, Jason Reifler · 77 citations
Social Sciences · #Electoral Systems and Political Participation #Social and Intergroup Psychology #Misinformation and Its Impacts

paper · doi:10.1007/s11109-010-9112-2

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