Combating the spread of fake news remains a difficult problem. For this reason, it is
increasingly urgent to understand the phenomenon of fake news. This review aims to see …

Highlights•Modern-day nationalism is characterised by a need for the external
recognition.•The need for recognition of in-group's worth is typical for collective …

Despite calls for political consensus, there is growing evidence that the public response to
the COVID-19 pandemic has been politicized in the US. We examined the extent to which …

In the current context of the global pandemic of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19),
health professionals are working with social scientists to inform government policy on how to …

The present research examined the relationship between political ideology and perceptions
of the threat of COVID-19. Due to Republican leadership's initial downplaying of COVID-19 …

Why do people believe blatantly inaccurate news headlines (“fake news”)? Do we use our
reasoning abilities to convince ourselves that statements that align with our ideology are …

A leading psychologist explains why nearly all of us—including many of those who are
persecuted and powerless—so often defend the social systems that cause misery and …

It is often claimed that conspiracy theories are endorsed with the same level of intensity
across the left‐right ideological spectrum. But do liberals and conservatives in the United …

Authoritarianism has been the subject of scientific inquiry for nearly a century, yet the vast
majority of authoritarianism research has focused on right-wing authoritarianism. In the …

The terms “post-truth” and “fake news” have become increasingly prevalent in public
discourse over the last year. This article explores the growing abundance of misinformation …