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- Title
Political Information Use and Its Relationship to Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories Among the German Public.
- Authors
Schemer, Christian; Ziegele, Marc; Schultz, Tanjev; Quiring, Oliver; Jackob, Nikolaus; Jakobs, Ilka
- Abstract
This study investigates how exposure to different news sources, propensity to vote (PTV) for a party and demographics are related to belief in conspiracy theories drawing on three repeated cross-sectional surveys in Germany 2017–2019. Results show that frequent exposure to alternative news sites and video-sharing platforms increased conspiratorial beliefs. Frequency of exposure to the quality press, public service TV news, and news aggregators diminished beliefs in conspiracy theories. Exposure to TV news, legacy media online, tabloids, social media, and user comments was unrelated to such beliefs. PTV for far left and right parties increased conspiratorial beliefs, moderate party preference reduced them.
- Subjects
GERMANY; CONSPIRACY theories; DISPOSITION (Philosophy); MASS media influence; NEWS websites; SOCIAL media; PUBLIC service television programs
- Publication
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 2022, Vol 99, Issue 4, p908
- ISSN
1077-6990
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10776990211063527