APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Changing Americans’ Perception of the Prevalence of Misinformation Does Not Affect Support for Freedom of Speech and Content Moderation
- Tobia Spampatti
New York University - Laura Globig
New York University - Steve Rathje
New York University - Jay Van Bavel
Norwegian School of Economics - Jay Van Bavel
New York University
Abstract
This preregistered study shows how informing a representative sample of Americans (N=2000) about the low prevalence of misinformation does not affects their worry about misinformation and about censorship, support for freedom of expression and for content moderation. Instead, support for freedom of expression is driven only by the two worries.
Myths and Misinformation