Belief in just two of three viral fake headlines predicted defection for 2016 voters

Evidence

In general, about 10 per cent (Pope Francis) to 35 per cent (ISIS) of the sample thought these headlines were probably or definitely true. Moreover, amongst Obama voters who did not buy into any of these fake news stories, 89 per cent voted for Clinton – but this figure dropped dramatically, to just 17 per cent for Obama voters who were duped by at least 2 out of the 3 false headlines! Of course, there could be lots of reasons other than fake news that caused former Obama voters to defect from the 2016 Democratic ticket; an alternative explanation might be that they just didn’t like Hillary Clinton. — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 528

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Fake news exposure in 2016 probably could not swing election results — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 520; Political impact of fake news is independent of its creators’ actual motives — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 217; Scientists doubt fake news directly changes voter choices — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 511

Broader Connections

• Political impact of fake news is independent of its creators’ actual motives #corroborates (0.85) — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 217
• Scientists doubt fake news directly changes voter choices #complicates (0.75) — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 511