Ethan Porter
ethanvporter.bsky.social
Ethan Porter
@ethanvporter.bsky.social

Political scientist at GW

Political science 36%
Sociology 21%
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Fact-checks improve accuracy. But can they penalize spreaders of misinfo? At @polbehavior.bsky.social, Jacob Ausubel, Annika Davies and I show that the answer is yes--sometimes. Unknown misinfo producers can be penalized, but well-known figures get off. Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Reputational Penalty: How Fact-Checking Can Penalize Those Who Spread Misinformation - Political Behavior
Whether or not political leaders pay a price for spreading misinformation has profound implications for democracy. In this paper, we identify the conditions under which corrections of misinformation c...
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it would be hilarious and cosmically correct in the year 2025 for a canadian team to win the world series

toronto is america’s team

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I'm honored to be speaking at this event next week. If you're in the DC area, please come say hi.
On October 21 at 4 PM, I hope you will join me, @gwiddp.bsky.social and The New Republic at GW for "The State of Democracy in Trump's America: Year One," featuring @ryanenos.bsky.social + others discussing U.S. democracy. Ro Khanna is keynoting! Space is limited. RSVP:
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On October 21 at 4 PM, I hope you will join me, @gwiddp.bsky.social and The New Republic at GW for "The State of Democracy in Trump's America: Year One," featuring @ryanenos.bsky.social + others discussing U.S. democracy. Ro Khanna is keynoting! Space is limited. RSVP:
lnkd.in/euqqNB9s

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Study shows that fact-checking reduces false belief in misinformation.

A 2023 @bjpols.bsky.social article by Alexander Coppock, Kimberly Gross, @ethanvporter.bsky.social, @emilythorson.bsky.social & @thomasjwood.bsky.social has been referenced by @3streamsblog.bsky.social.

https://cup.org/3WdASby
Do fact-checks really work against misinformation?
A recent study shows that fact-checking reduces false belief in misinformation
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🚨 new paper out w/ @simonchauchard.bsky.social in BJPS @bjpols.bsky.social on the link between misinformation and religiosity- does religious belief cause people to endorse more misinformation? And if so, what can we do about it?

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Our first post! And what better way to mark this occasion than by announcing the start of a new chapter at IDDP. Last month @catiebailard.bsky.social and @ethanvporter.bsky.social stepped in as the Institute's Co-Director's. Read their full statement at iddp.gwu.edu/about.
About | Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics (IDDP) | Columbian College of Arts & Sciences | The George Washington University
IDDP’s mission is to help the public, journalists, and policymakers understand digital media’s influence on public dialogue and opinion.
iddp.gwu.edu

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‼️ New paper! In "Rethinking Citizen Competence," Steven Klein and I argue that common concerns about citizen competence do not reflect recent evidence, especially in the misinfo + persuasion literatures. We're more competent than we give ourselves credit for. Link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Rethinking Citizen Competence: A New Theoretical and Empirical Framework | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Rethinking Citizen Competence: A New Theoretical and Empirical Framework - Volume 55
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