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paper2020
The causes and consequences of COVID-19 misperceptions: Understanding the role of news and social media
Aengus Bridgman, Eric Merkley, Peter John Loewen, Taylor Owen, Derek Ruths, Oleg Zhilin
Published in The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Misinformation Review
Abstract
An examination of COVID-19 misperceptions in Canada, finding that social media consumption was associated with greater misperceptions while traditional news media consumption was associated with more accurate beliefs.
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