Belief Echoes: The Persistent Effects of Corrected Misinformation

Political Communication

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 460-480

  Thorson, Emily ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

continued influence effect; corrections; fact checking; misinformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947767372     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2015.1102187     Document Type: Article

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