Finding fact in political debate

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-237

  Jackson, Brooks ^a,b   Jamieson, Kathleen Hall ^b,c  

^a Annenberg Political Fact Check ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fact; FactCheck.org (Annenberg Political Fact Check); Mislead; Politicians; Voters

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644276938     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764204267268     Document Type: Review

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