Highlights•Conspiracy beliefs have important political correlates and consequences, which
can undermine trust and participation in democratic processes.•They are not the preserve of …

As polarized factions in society pull apart from economic dislocation, tribalism, and fear, and
as strident attacks on the press make its survival more precarious, the need for an …

In this study we review the literature on fact-checking and the empirical evidence contending
that it can correct prior knowledge and successfully debunk misinformation. We caution …

This new and highly readable textbook by Richard M. Perloff introduces students to the
complex world of contemporary news and its theoretical underpinnings, engaging with …

Attitudes of distrust and paranoia toward scientific and political institutions are increasingly
identified as major troubles in online communication and often lumped together under the …

A focus on political consensus in the United States in the early 1950s has created a false
sense of a period of national unity and of the press in that period as a trusted institution. This …

Scholars, journalists, conspiracists, and public-facing groups have employed a variety of
analogies to discuss the role that misleading content (conspiracy theory, disinformation …

The political and economic disjunctures associated with the 2008 financial crisis and the
policy responses to it have coincided with the deepening of professional journalism's …

The digital is an inherently intangible place. Mediated through devices like smartphones,
watches, and computers, our digital selves sit adjacent to, but are felt in, our reality. The …

Patriotic journalism is a well-documented practice occurring during scenarios of
international violent conflict or in response to national security threats. This article combines …