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Garrett on Partisanship and Falsehoods

October 17, 2019

Garrett on Partisanship and Falsehoods

Kelly Garrett

Professor and researcher Kelly Garrett's new study found that consuming greater amounts of partisan media is linked to stronger negative feelings toward political opponents. These negative feelings were also associated with increased misconceptions about one's opposing political party.

“Partisan news outlets promote a feeling of animosity toward the other side and that animosity can help explain inaccurate beliefs,” said Garrett.

Garrett's study was published in the Journal of Communication and co-authored by Ohio State graduate students Jacob Long and Min Seon Jeong.

Read Garrett's full study in the Journal of Communication. For more information, visit Ohio State News.