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来源类型 | Discussion paper |
规范类型 | 论文 |
来源ID | DP14738 |
DP14738 Checking and Sharing Alt-Facts | |
Emeric Henry; Ekaterina Zhuravskaya; Sergei Guriev | |
发表日期 | 2020-05-10 |
出版年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | Using a randomized experiment in the context of the 2019 European elections in France, we study how fact-checking affects real sharing of “alternative facts” (false or misleading statements by politicians) on Facebook and the determinants of the decision to view the factchecking. We expose over 4200 voting-age French to statements on the role of the EU made by the extreme-right party Rassemblement National. A randomly selected subset of participants was exposed to fact-checking of these statements while another randomly selected subset was offered a choice whether to view the fact-checking or not. Then, all participants were offered an opportunity to share alternative facts on their Facebook pages. Those who saw fact-checking information could also share it on Facebook. We show that: (i) both imposed and voluntary fact-checking reduces sharing of alternative facts by more than 25%; (ii) the size of the treatment effect is similar between these two treatments; and (iii) each additional click required to share alternative facts reduces sharing by 75%. |
主题 | Public Economics |
关键词 | Alternative facts Fake news Sharing Social media Facebook |
URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp14738 |
来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/543662 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Emeric Henry,Ekaterina Zhuravskaya,Sergei Guriev. DP14738 Checking and Sharing Alt-Facts. 2020. |
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