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Those who rely on Fox News are more inclined to believe rumours, a study looking at the behavioral patterns of viewers of reports pertaining to the Ground Zero mosque in has concluded.
According to the study, a typical viewer who reported a low reliance on Fox News believed 0.9 rumors on average, while a similar respondent with a high reliance on Fox believed 1.5 rumors – an increase of 66 percent. On the contrary, people who relied heavily on CNN or NPR believed fewer false rumors. High reliance on CNN reduced the number of rumors believed by 23 percent, while heavy use of NPR reduced belief by 25 percent.
Researchers from the Ohio State University found that those who believe false rumors about the proposed Islamic cultural center and mosque near Ground Zero in New York City not quite likely to oppose that project. They surveyed 750 Americans based on four rumours listed as false by FactCheck.org, run by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, or PolitiFact, the Pulitzer-prize winning service of the St. Petersburg Times.
The researchers found that among those who believed none of the four rumors, two-thirds were opposed to the proposed project. But this percentage increased to 82 percent for those who believed three or more rumors.
Not surprised, when you believe theres a conspiracy of liberals in the media its no surprise that people revert to bad information for confirmation bias, etc. The right is also more likely to revert to bad information on the internet as an alternative to mainstream media such as newspapers.
Not surprised, when you believe theres a conspiracy of liberals in the media its no surprise that people revert to bad information for confirmation bias, etc. The right is also more likely to revert to bad information on the internet as an alternative to mainstream media such as newspapers.
Study: Fox News viewers are prone to believing rumours
File this under 'things we already knew'. or 'See this everyday on DP'.
pot, meet kettle. :shrug: plenty of idiots on both sides of the aisle.
Certainly, but the right tends to not trust mainstream media to an extent, everyone has confirmation bias in their aisle
Those of equal intelligence who would fill that role are too busy smoking weed and/or watching rap videos to be concerned with politics. That's why you don't see a corresponding viewership to CNN or MSNBC.
Study: Fox News viewers are prone to believing rumours
File this under 'things we already knew'. or 'See this everyday on DP'.
I wanna know the percentage of Faux News viewers who assert that they've been kidnapped and probed by space aliens. That's not as predictable.
Regards from Rosie
probably pretty high. idiots on the right claim to have been abducted by aliens, idiots on the left claim they saw Tupoc in 7-11.
It depends on which rumors you're talking about. If you asked people if Bush was behind 9/11, people who listen to NPR would be more likely to say "yes" than people who watch FNC.
I seriously doubt that. But if you do ask a FNC loyalist they would be more likely to say Sadam Hussien had something to do with 9/11 than your average NPR listener.
I wanna know the percentage of Faux News viewers who assert that they've been kidnapped and probed by space aliens. That's not as predictable.
Regards from Rosie
well the MSM of late has shown a tendency to be biased against the right to some extent.
the problem, as I see it, is that there is no counterpart to the right wing conspiracy nutters who watch FOX on the left. Those of equal intelligence who would fill that role are too busy smoking weed and/or watching rap videos to be concerned with politics. That's why you don't see a corresponding viewership to CNN or MSNBC.
idiots on the right get into political crappola, idiots on the left don't
They surveyed 750 Americans based on four rumours listed as false by FactCheck.org, run by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, or PolitiFact, the Pulitzer-prize winning service of the St. Petersburg Times.
Like I said, it depends on the rumor.I seriously doubt that. But if you do ask a FNC loyalist they would be more likely to say Sadam Hussien had something to do with 9/11 than your average NPR listener.
According to the study, a typical viewer who reported a low reliance on Fox News believed 0.9 rumors on average, while a similar respondent with a high reliance on Fox believed 1.5 rumors
I wanna know the percentage of Faux News viewers who assert that they've been kidnapped and probed by space aliens. That's not as predictable.
Regards from Rosie
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