• Does the platform matter? Social media and COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in 17 countries 

      Theocharis, Yannis; Cardenal, Ana S; Jin, Soyeon; Aalberg, Toril; Hopmann, David Nicolas; Strömbäck, Jesper; Castro, Laia; Esser, Frank; van Aelst, Peter; de Vreese, Claes; Corbu, Nicoleta; Koc-Michalska, Karolina; Matthes, Jörg; Schemer, Christian; Sheafer, Tamir; Splendore, Sergio; Stanyer, James; Stępińska, Agnieszka; Štětka, Václav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      While the role of social media in the spread of conspiracy theories has received much attention, a key deficit in previous research is the lack of distinction between different types of platforms. This study places the ...
    • Perceived prevalence of misinformation fuels worries about COVID-19: a cross-country, multi-method investigation 

      Matthes, Jörg; Corbu, Nicoleta; Jin, Soyeon; Theocharis, Yannis; Schemer, Christian; van Aelst, Peter; Strömbäck, Jesper; Koc-Michalska, Karolina; Esser, Frank; Aalberg, Toril; Cardenal, Ana S; Castro, Laia; de Vreese, Claes; Hopmann, David Nicolas; Sheafer, Tamir; Splendore, Sergio; Stanyer, James; Stępińska, Agnieszka; Štětka, Václav; Zoizner, Alon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Data suggests that the majority of citizens in various countries came across ‘fake news’ during the COVID-19 pandemic. We test the relationship between perceived prevalence of misinformation and people’s worries about ...