Measuring the effect of political alignment,platforms, and fake news consumption on voter concern for election processes |
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| Institution: | 1. Carson College of Business, Washington State University, Todd Hall 442, PO Box 644743, Pullman, WA 99164-4743, USA;2. John Chambers College of Business and Economics, West Virginia University, 1601 University Avenue, PO Box 6025, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA;1. Departamento de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Avda. 8 de Octubre 2738, Montevideo, Uruguay;2. Social and Political Sciences, Universidad del Pacífico, Jr. Gral. Luis Sánchez Cerro 2141, Jesús María, Lima, Peru;3. Escuela de Ciencia Política, Universidad Diego Portales, Ejército 333, Santiago de Chile, Chile;4. Iniciativa Latinoamericana de Datos Abiertos, Rincón 477, Montevideo, Uruguay;1. School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China;2. School of Economics and Management, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China;1. Department of Government, Cornell University, 313 White Hall, Ithaca NY 14853, United States;1. Reichman University, Israel;2. School of Communication, Ariel University, Israel;3. Bar-Ilan University, Israel |
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| Abstract: | Fake news, propagated on social media platforms, is regularly used as a tool to influence political beliefs. In this paper, we investigate the impact of fake news on perceptions of election processes by drawing on the theory of motivated reasoning. We use survey data on partisan alignment, news consumption habits, and voting methods collected before and after the 2020 United States general election. Our pre-election results indicated that political alignment and the type of news a voter consumes influences their trust perceptions of election processes. These findings were replicated in the post-election results. We also found that Facebook users were more likely to consume fake and hyper-partisan news, whereas people who directly navigate to news websites consume primarily mainstream news sources. Implications for research and policy are discussed along with opportunities for future research on the impacts of fake news. |
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