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Results of Anxiety and Anger on Political Misinformation Study

In regards to uncorrected misinformation, participants react differently depending on their emotional state. Anger was found to transcend any influence of partisanship and resulted in participants having a higher susceptibility of believing misinformation that aligned with their political party. Anxiety actually weakens the influence of partisanship and instead increases the likelihood of participants believing a false claim from the opposing political party.

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Updated 2021-08-14

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