In one famous 2010 study, factual corrections about the absence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq prompted conservatives to become more convinced that WMD were present.
We then randomly assigned some participants to read factual corrections to the misstatements.
Our results were unambiguous: Those who saw factual corrections were substantially more likely to express factually accurate beliefs than those who did not see corrections.
Supporters of then-candidate Trump were no different.
Specifically, along a five-point scale, the average Trump supporter who had seen a correction was half a scale point more accurate than the average Trump supporter who had not.
In a study conducted that night, we presented some participants with a factual correction.
While not immune to factual correction, Trump's statements appear to be more resistant to it than those from at least one other political leader in his own party.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/01/04/some-good-news-for-2020-facts-still-matter-092771
We then randomly assigned some participants to read factual corrections to the misstatements.
Our results were unambiguous: Those who saw factual corrections were substantially more likely to express factually accurate beliefs than those who did not see corrections.
Supporters of then-candidate Trump were no different.
Specifically, along a five-point scale, the average Trump supporter who had seen a correction was half a scale point more accurate than the average Trump supporter who had not.
In a study conducted that night, we presented some participants with a factual correction.
While not immune to factual correction, Trump's statements appear to be more resistant to it than those from at least one other political leader in his own party.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/01/04/some-good-news-for-2020-facts-still-matter-092771
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