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

Washington, DC · May 2025

Poster · Social

  • 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

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