Study: Educating News Consumers About the Media Can Curb Conspiracy Theory Appeal

Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2017 7:57 am

Jackie Spinner | CJR

The more consumers understand the news media and how journalists do their jobs, the less likely they are to buy into conspiracy theories—even ones that might be “politically tempting,” a new study by a trio of journalism professors has found.

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