Ben Horne
@benjamindhorne.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, School of Information Sciences @ UT-Knoxville. I study trust in media ecosystems, particularly when interventions are introduced.
Computational Social Science | Disinformation | Content Moderation | Alt-Tech
benjamindhorne.github.io
Computational Social Science | Disinformation | Content Moderation | Alt-Tech
benjamindhorne.github.io
One could argue that Meta may simply be catering to its audience by stopping its fact-checking service, but our data suggests this is not the case.
This plot shows agreement for those who use each platform to get news 'a few times a week' or more frequently. Frequent users still want fact-checkers.
This plot shows agreement for those who use each platform to get news 'a few times a week' or more frequently. Frequent users still want fact-checkers.
March 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
One could argue that Meta may simply be catering to its audience by stopping its fact-checking service, but our data suggests this is not the case.
This plot shows agreement for those who use each platform to get news 'a few times a week' or more frequently. Frequent users still want fact-checkers.
This plot shows agreement for those who use each platform to get news 'a few times a week' or more frequently. Frequent users still want fact-checkers.
While perceptions of third-party fact-checking are clearly different across political leanings—with conservatives being more likely not to want fact-checking, most respondents had positive perceptions of third-party fact-checkers. (Even in our sample that skewed conservative.)
March 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
While perceptions of third-party fact-checking are clearly different across political leanings—with conservatives being more likely not to want fact-checking, most respondents had positive perceptions of third-party fact-checkers. (Even in our sample that skewed conservative.)