APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Partisan Bias in False Memories for Fake News Stories of the 2021 U.S. Capitol Riot
- Dustin Calvillo
California State University, San Marcos - Justin Harris
California State University San Marcos - Whitney Hawkins
California State University San Marcos
Abstract
This study examined memory for false stories about the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot. As predicted, Democrats falsely remembered more pro-Democrat stories than did Republicans, whereas Republicans falsely remembered more pro-Republican stories than did Democrats. These results demonstrate that people of different political parties have different memories of a political event.
Memory
