Debating the Truth
The Impact of Fact-Checking During Electoral Debates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6180239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amanda Wintersieck (0000-0002-6024-4985, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, corresponding author), Amanda L Wintersieck |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 304-331 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Politics Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1532-673X • E-ISSN: 1552-3373 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1532673x16686555 |
| OpenAlex | W2570952948 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 46 |
| References cited | 42 |
How does fact-checking influence individuals’ attitudes and evaluations of political candidates? Fact-checking plays an increasingly important role in U.S. elections, yet we know little about its impact on voters. To answer this question, I conduct an experiment utilizing one political debate from the 2013 New Jersey Gubernatorial race in combination with fact-checks that offer either confirming information or corrective information to determine how fact-checking influences evaluations of candidates. I find that evaluations of the candidate’s debate performance and evaluations of the debate winner are improved by the presence of a fact-check that confirms the accuracy of a candidates’ statement and lowered by fact-checks that state that a candidate is being dishonest. Moreover, respondents indicate greater willingness to vote for a candidate when the fact-check indicates that the candidate is being honest. These findings suggest that fact-checking can influence people’s evaluations of political events
Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Post truth · Sociology · Computer Science · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Cues that Matter
| Unique citing works | 46 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 43 |