Though worth noting (see great Michele F. Margolis book on this that is linked for purchase below) that religion can be selected in and out of (and there's evidence of this in Michele's great book)

amazon.com/Politics-Pews-…

I have been seen

*Less than half* of misinformation studies expose people to both false and true info, and ONLY 7% measure discernment (the difference between believing/sharing true and false info)!!

misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/what-d…
Gillian Murphy

Short 🧵 on why you should be measuring discernment👇👇

Interested in measuring Attentiveness in Self-Administered Surveys? Check out our new review piece published today in Public Opinion Quarterly:
doi.org/10.1093/poq/nf…

we've been talking about this sample comparison paper for a long time, and a lot of people have been asking about it. Draft here. comments welcome

Ben Affleck's hilarious commentary track for ARMAGEDDON...

🚨New WP🚨
Field experiments with 33 million FB users & 75k Twitter users: Ads prompting users to think about accuracy reduce misinformation sharing!
Accuracy prompts offer platforms a content-neutral approach that is scalable and preservers user autonomy osf.io/preprints/psya…

Very important paper from Chris Warshaw and Justin de Benedictis-Kessner about the effect of consolidating elections. Turnout is increased. However, results don't change very much. A huge dataset and careful attention to method. A must-read. scholar.harvard.edu/sites/scholar.…

reposting again. application portal is open and we will be reviewing files on a rolling basis.

Hey polisci friends. We are hiring a new/recent undergrad as a research support associate at MIT. This job is great for a BA who is thinking about going to a social science graduate program. It's NOT a good job for someone with a PhD though. link: bit.ly/4b5iHef

I'm hiring a postdoc to work with me for 2 years Harvard Kennedy School thnx to generous funding from the Bloomberg Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University. Official job posting not up yet but please tell anyone you know who might be interested to email me! APSA Urban Politics
#psjminfo

Highly recommend Adam Berinsky’s latest for anyone interested in information & misinformation in American politics.

But if you just want the takeaway, drop the needle on Paul Simon’s The Boxer:

“A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.”

#booksinalyric

#MIT MITPoliticalScience professor and political scientist Adam Berinsky visits MSNBC 's Morning Joe to discuss combatting #misinformation : on.msnbc.com/3Rk7yi7 #politics #media #disinformation #education

I'm so proud to have appeared on Morning Joe MSNBC this morning with Adam Berinsky to discuss 'Misinformation and the 2024 election.' Thanks to @morningMika and all the other hosts for the great questions! #ONDISINFORMATION msnbc.com/morning-joe/wa…

Check out Political Rumors author Adam Berinsky on Morning Joe discussing how to combat disinformation as we approach the 2024 presidential election. Mika Brzezinski also gave a wonderful plug for #UPWeek and the “important work” of university presses! hubs.ly/Q029CHzK0

Adam Berinsky It was a pleasure hosting you in the StudiGo

Here's a clip of my appearance on Morning Joe this AM, talking about rumors and misinformation:

msnbc.com/morning-joe/wa…

Tues. guest list: Jonathan Lemire, Rev. Al Sharpton, Katty Kay, Glenn Kirschner, Alexi McCammond, Fmr. Amb. Michael Oren, Sen. Chris Coons, Lee McIntyre, Adam Berinsky, Natalie Johnson, Cole Brown, Claire McCaskill, Steve Inskeep, Keir Simmons, Nicholas Kristof, Amisha Padnani

.Lee McIntyre & Adam Berinsky 7:25! Leah Paulos Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.s The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social #UPWeek gets bonus time AUPresses 📚

In all likelihood one of my last posts on this site: Looks like it’s a go. Catch me tomorrow morning on MSNBC on Morning Joe at 7:25 talking about political rumors and misinformation!