Continued influence of false accusations in forming impressions of political candidates.

ABSTRACT: Previous work has shown that false information affects decision-making even after being corrected, a phenomenon known as "continued influence effects" (CIEs). Using mock social media posts about fictional political candidates, we observe robust within-participant CIEs: candidates targeted by corrected accusations are rated more poorly than candidates not targeted by allegations. These effects occur both immediately and after as much as a 2-day delay. We further demonstrate that vulnerability to CIEs in a political context varies systematically between individuals. We found that certain groups are more susceptible to CIEs on immediate candidate ratings (i) those who rely more on intuitive feelings, (ii) those with lower digital literacy knowledge, and (iii) younger individuals. These indivi

SUBMITTER: Cohen MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11565410 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature