Belief echoes: The persistent effects of corrected misinformation
E Thorson - Political Communication, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Political Communication, 2016•Taylor & Francis
Across three separate experiments, I find that exposure to negative political information
continues to shape attitudes even after the information has been effectively discredited. I call
these effects “belief echoes.” Results suggest that belief echoes can be created through an
automatic or deliberative process. Belief echoes occur even when the misinformation is
corrected immediately, the “gold standard” of journalistic fact-checking. The existence of
belief echoes raises ethical concerns about journalists' and fact-checking organizations' …
continues to shape attitudes even after the information has been effectively discredited. I call
these effects “belief echoes.” Results suggest that belief echoes can be created through an
automatic or deliberative process. Belief echoes occur even when the misinformation is
corrected immediately, the “gold standard” of journalistic fact-checking. The existence of
belief echoes raises ethical concerns about journalists' and fact-checking organizations' …
Across three separate experiments, I find that exposure to negative political information continues to shape attitudes even after the information has been effectively discredited. I call these effects “belief echoes.” Results suggest that belief echoes can be created through an automatic or deliberative process. Belief echoes occur even when the misinformation is corrected immediately, the “gold standard” of journalistic fact-checking. The existence of belief echoes raises ethical concerns about journalists’ and fact-checking organizations’ efforts to publicly correct false claims.
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