This paper reviews research on the third-person effect--the perception that communications
exert a stronger effect on others than on oneself It is concluded that the third-person effect is …

Ten years ago Davison formulated the third-person effect hypothesis, a novel approach to
the study of public opinion. Davison proposed that individuals typically assume that mass …

Sharing of fake news on social media platforms is a global concern, with research offering
little insight into the motives behind such sharing. This study adopts a mixed-method …

Although the actual effect of fake news online on voters' decisions is still unknown, concerns
over the perceived effect of fake news online have prevailed in the US and other countries …

We live in an age of media saturation, where with a few clicks of the remote—or mouse—we
can tune in to programming where the facts fit our ideological predispositions. But what are …

Public opinion-is it a simple aggregation of individual views, or is it some kind of collective-
level, emergent product of debate? What is the role of public opinion in popular …

This study examines whether perceptions of media influence and perceptions of media
hostility towards one's views predict taking “corrective” actions to ensure that one's views are …

Recent theoretical models propose that mass media, apart from any influence they may
have on personal opinions, can also influence an individual's perceptions of what other …

Abstract Objectives Policing in the United States has come under intense scrutiny following
numerous deadly force incidents involving unarmed black citizens, which dominated the …

Research has produced plentiful evidence of the third‐person perception—the tendency for
people to think others are more influenced by mass media than they are themselves. But …