In: | Communication research reports, 33, 2016, 1 |
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Media Type: | Article, E-Article |
ISSN: |
0882-4096
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published in: | Communication research reports |
Language: | English |
Collection: | OLC SSG Medien- / Kommunikationswissenschaft OLC SSG Informations-, Buch- und Bibliothekswesen |
Political fact-checking assumes that a rational public will use accurate information to update their opinions, especially on important issues of public policy and political campaigns. Current research on the effectiveness of fact-checking does not provide a clear conclusion. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of political affiliation and type of fact-check criticism (false/half-true) on evaluation of President Obama's statement that immigration reform would not provide amnesty to undocumented persons living in the U.S. Results confirm differences for political affiliation and type of fact-check. |