Beliefs that the US 2020 Presidential election was fraudulent are prevalent despite
substantial contradictory evidence. Why are such beliefs often resistant to counter …

Electoral disinformation is feared to variously undermine democratic trust by inflaming
incorrect negative beliefs about the fairness of elections, or to shore up dictators by creating …

A great amount of research has noted the existence of a gap between election winners and
losers in relation to perceptions of electoral fairness and satisfaction with democracy. One …

This study examines the relationship between respondents' vaccine hesitancy, reported
media consumption patterns, ideological leanings, and trust in science. A large-scale survey …

Past research suggests that journalists can (unintentionally) exacerbate affective
polarization when reporting on growing levels of polarization in society. However, is there a …

Abstract The 2020 National Election seemed to play a role in the rise of political extremism
in the United States. The present study investigates whether the interaction between …

Local political news is losing consumers over the past decade at a faster rate than other
political media, while online news consumption is growing. Previous research shows that …

Voter suppression was a major issue during the 2018 US Midterm elections. Civil rights
organizations, advocacy groups, and celebrities used Twitter to urgently warn voters about …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted society and politics,
particularly in the context of the 2020 US presidential election. Public officials' …

Polarization in American politics has not produced unity among conservative Christians.
Drawing from original survey and interview data on Republican pastors in North Carolina …