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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 9d

Study shows that fact-checking reduces false belief in misinformation.

A 2023 @bjpols.bsky.social article by Alexander Coppock, Kimberly Gross, @ethanvporter.bsky.social, @emilythorson.bsky.social & @thomasjwood.bsky.social has been referenced by @3streamsblog.bsky.social.

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Do fact-checks really work against misinformation?

A recent study shows that fact-checking reduces false belief in misinformation

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Sumitra Badrinathan @sumitra.bsky.social · 14d

🚨 new paper out w/ @simonchauchard.bsky.social in BJPS @bjpols.bsky.social on the link between misinformation and religiosity- does religious belief cause people to endorse more misinformation? And if so, what can we do about it?

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gwiddp.bsky.social @gwiddp.bsky.social · 28d

Curious to know about where IDDP is headed? In a Q&A with GW Today, @catiebailard.bsky.social and @ethanvporter.bsky.social spoke about their vision for the Institute. Read it at gwtoday.gwu.edu/q-new-co-directors-gws-institute-data-democracy-and-politics.

Q & A with the New Co-Directors of GW’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics | GW Today | The George Washington University

As co-directors, Bailard and Porter aim to strengthen IDDP’s role in supporting informed public dialogue.

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gwiddp.bsky.social @gwiddp.bsky.social · Sep 9

Our first post! And what better way to mark this occasion than by announcing the start of a new chapter at IDDP. Last month @catiebailard.bsky.social and @ethanvporter.bsky.social stepped in as the Institute's Co-Director's. Read their full statement at iddp.gwu.edu/about.

About | Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics (IDDP) | Columbian College of Arts & Sciences | The George Washington University

IDDP’s mission is to help the public, journalists, and policymakers understand digital media’s influence on public dialogue and opinion.

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Ethan Porter @ethanvporter.bsky.social · Sep 5

‼️ New paper! In "Rethinking Citizen Competence," Steven Klein and I argue that common concerns about citizen competence do not reflect recent evidence, especially in the misinfo + persuasion literatures. We're more competent than we give ourselves credit for. Link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Rethinking Citizen Competence: A New Theoretical and Empirical Framework | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core

Rethinking Citizen Competence: A New Theoretical and Empirical Framework - Volume 55

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Ethan Porter @ethanvporter.bsky.social · Aug 29

Some people find politics interesting. Others do not. In a new paper, I show that appealing to MEANING increases political interest. In 6 experiments, connecting what people find meaningful in their lives to politics increases political interest. Link: osf.io/preprints/so...

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Ethan Porter @ethanvporter.bsky.social · Aug 18

Today, @catiebailard.bsky.social and I take the reins at GW's Institute for Data, Democracy + Politics! We'll work to make IDDP a one-stop shop for research on misinfo, platform manipulation, and threats to democratic ideals. To follow our work + learn about opportunities, visit: bit.ly/45GLggi

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Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 @emmalbriant.bsky.social · Aug 7

Bard president Leon Botstein says Trump’s campaign against colleges follows ‘a classic antisemitic routine’ forward.com/fast-forward...

Bard president Leon Botstein says Trump’s campaign against colleges follows ‘a classic antisemitic routine’

Botstein, born in 1946 in Europe to Holocaust survivors, has led the liberal arts college for 50 years.

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Matt DeVerna @matthewdeverna.com · Jun 28

Cool "micro-sabbatical" opportunity for tenured or tenure-track faculty at GW’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics (IDDP).

Micro Sabbatical | Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics (IDDP) | Columbian College of Arts & Sciences | The George Washington University

Micro-sabbaticals at GW’s Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics (IDDP) provide a 2-4 week-long visit to IDDP.

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Lucy Butler @lucy-h-butler.bsky.social · Jun 27

A 2023 NHB paper concluded that corrections of science-relevant misinformation are, on average, ineffective. Our response (in press) challenges this conclusion, showing why corrections *are* effective, and why considering measurement is important:
🔗 osf.io/preprints/ps...
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OSF

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Steven Klein @stevenklein.bsky.social · Jun 25

Do citizens have the capabilities required for democracy? The standard story is that empirical research debunks normative democratic theory. With @ethanvporter.bsky.social, we argue for a better framework and show empirical research supports citizen capacities. Forthcoming in @bjpols.bsky.social

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Jun 12

Literally describing themselves as occupying a blue state like hostile territory with the military and federal forces.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · Jun 12

Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."

Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!

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grand theft eigenvalue 🔆 @akhilrao.bsky.social · Jun 10

this is a great paper. i'd like to read, similarly, "A Strategic Theory of Economics"

Ben Recht @beenwrekt.bsky.social · Jun 10

Yessir. arxiv.org/abs/2501.03457

A Bureaucratic Theory of Statistics

This commentary proposes a framework for understanding the role of statistics in policy-making, regulation, and bureaucratic systems. I introduce the concept of "ex ante policy," describing statistica...

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · Jun 5

must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away

Best of Dying Twitter @bestofdyingtwit.bsky.social · Jun 5

“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Jun 3

Important message from @ethanvporter.bsky.social @aaronshaw.bsky.social @emmaspiro.bsky.social

“NSF has accepted a dangerous myth that misinformation research (and research more generally) is really just partisan activism […] Nothing could be further from the truth”

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Misinformation research continues to be urgent science

By one account, roughly 70% of Americans regard misinformation as a major threat, outpacing fears about climate change and infectious disease (1). This is true although the current and longer-term imp...

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · May 22

Dangerous to democracy www.thedailybeast.com/the-view-tol...

‘The View’ Told to Tone Down Trump Bashing by ABC News Boss

Multiple sources shared details with the Daily Beast about a meeting in which the ABC News president delivered a message that left the co-hosts unnerved.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Ethan Porter @ethanvporter.bsky.social · Apr 23

‼️ Two new post-docs at GW! Both affiliated with the Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics, one will be more computational, the other more experimental. Links: www.gwu.jobs/postings/119...
and
www.gwu.jobs/postings/119...
Spread the word!

Postdoctoral Associate

The George Washington University Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics (IDDP) seeks exceptional candidates for a full-time, academic research position at the rank of post-doctoral fellow. The mis...

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Vanessa Williamson @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social · Feb 25

There's this old joke: "War is how Americans learn geography."

I guess DOGE is how Americans learn what government does.

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Ethan Porter @ethanvporter.bsky.social · Jan 21

Lots of discussion about fact-checks--but what do they actually DO? In a new working paper, Jacob Ausubel, Annika Davies and I show that they improve belief accuracy + penalize leaders who spread misinfo--*IF* the leader is unknown bit.ly/3WraNGs

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Jan 8

My take on the Meta announcement @npr.org in coverage from @bobbyallyn.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/01/07/n...

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Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · Jan 2

*175 years later* Hang on, the Camptown Race Track is five miles long? That seems awfully long for a race track!

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Ethan Porter @ethanvporter.bsky.social · Dec 4

What's the best way to debrief study participants? At
@pnasnexus.org, Katie Clayton, @yamilrvelez.bsky.social, @thomasjwood.bsky.social and I introduce a new debriefing method that leaves participants much better off than standard debriefs. Especially relevant for misinfo research. bit.ly/41i19sU

Improving debriefing practices for participants in social science experiments

Abstract. Social science experiments often expose participants to false, deceptive, or otherwise harmful content. In an effort to mitigate the effects of s

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LeftJaq 🏳️‍🌈 @leftjaq.bsky.social · Nov 19

Democrats need to remove racist grifters like Rachel Bitecofer from their orbit.

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Ethan Porter @ethanvporter.bsky.social · Nov 14

New WP! What are the effects of encouraging people to read IPCC reports? Knowledge of climate change + support for gov action increase BUT no effects on donating real $ to fight climate change. With @thomasjwood.bsky.social and @brendannyhan.bsky.social. Link: bit.ly/3VfsvfN

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Nov 12

Where not #OpenAccess, the papers in our October 2023 issue are free to read until the end of 2024 -

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With papers by @eugeniaartabe.bsky.social, @patrickshea.bsky.social, @aecoppock.bsky.social, @ethanvporter.bsky.social, @emilythorson.bsky.social, @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social & more

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