Many diverse fields across academia are interested in the fake news (FN) phenomenon. A
multidisciplinary literature review can provide researchers with new insights, alternative …

Growing concern has been expressed that we have entered a “post-truth” era in which each
of us willfully believes whatever we choose, aided and abetted by alternative and social …

Extant research has established that displeasure with a Supreme Court ruling typically has
negligible consequences for institutional support, largely because, as legitimacy theory's …

As concerns about the spread of political misinformation have mounted, scholars have found
that fact-checks can reduce the extent to which people believe misinformation. Whether this …

In the Internet era, people can encounter a vast array of political news outlets, many with
which they are unfamiliar. These unknown media outlets are notable because they …

Misinformation often has a continuing effect on people's reasoning despite clear correction.
One factor assumed to affect post-correction reliance on misinformation is worldview-driven …

The spread of misinformation has become a central concern in American politics. Studies
using social media data show that Republicans share considerably more misinformation …

Ubiquitous misinformation on social media threatens the health and well-being of young
people. We review research on susceptibility to misinformation, why it spreads, and how …

Contemporary American politics has been largely characterized by hyperpartisanship and
polarization, with partisan‐motivated reasoning a thematic concern. Theories of emotions in …

Fake News on the Internet Page 1 Page 2 i Fake News on the Internet This book provides a
review of current research on fake news and presents six new empirical research studies …