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A report entitled.......... The Relation between Media Consumption and Misinformation at the Outset of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the US
..........can be found inside this article.
The data is in: Fox News may have kept millions from taking the coronavirus threat seriously
The study revealed........... "A US national probability-based survey during the early days of the SARS-CoV-2 spread in the US showed that, above and beyond respondents’ political party, mainstream broadcast media use (e.g., NBC News) correlated with accurate information about the disease's lethality, and mainstream print media use (e.g., the New York Times) correlated with accurate beliefs about protection from infection. In addition, conservative media use (e.g., Fox News) correlated with conspiracy theories including believing that some in the CDC were exaggerating the seriousness of the virus to undermine the presidency of Donald Trump. Five recommendations are made to improve public understanding of SARS-CoV-2."
Essentially, consumers of right wing media sources that consistently misinformed its audience about COVID lead to people being less concerned about the risk it posed.
From the WP article............"Three serious research efforts have put numerical weight — yes, data-driven evidence — behind what many suspected all along: Americans who relied on Fox News, or similar right-wing sources, were duped as the coronavirus began its deadly spread.
Dangerously duped.
The studies “paint a picture of a media ecosystem that amplifies misinformation, entertains conspiracy theories and discourages audiences from taking concrete steps to protect themselves and others,” wrote my colleague Christopher Ingraham in an analysis last week."
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Hmmmmmmmmm. Trumpleton's response to this is predictable. Total denial of the empirical data. Not the first time they have denied data, science, or fact. And it won't be the last.
It should be noted that while the scope of this study is primarily limited to information surrounding COVID, Faux's 24/7 misinformation spew is responsible for copious amounts of erroneous beliefs held by Trumpletards. Everything from climate change to Mueller's findings of obstruction of his investigation by Trump to the efficacy of a border wall unconstitutionally paid for by misappropriating funds designed to be spent elsewhere.
..........can be found inside this article.
The data is in: Fox News may have kept millions from taking the coronavirus threat seriously
The study revealed........... "A US national probability-based survey during the early days of the SARS-CoV-2 spread in the US showed that, above and beyond respondents’ political party, mainstream broadcast media use (e.g., NBC News) correlated with accurate information about the disease's lethality, and mainstream print media use (e.g., the New York Times) correlated with accurate beliefs about protection from infection. In addition, conservative media use (e.g., Fox News) correlated with conspiracy theories including believing that some in the CDC were exaggerating the seriousness of the virus to undermine the presidency of Donald Trump. Five recommendations are made to improve public understanding of SARS-CoV-2."
Essentially, consumers of right wing media sources that consistently misinformed its audience about COVID lead to people being less concerned about the risk it posed.
From the WP article............"Three serious research efforts have put numerical weight — yes, data-driven evidence — behind what many suspected all along: Americans who relied on Fox News, or similar right-wing sources, were duped as the coronavirus began its deadly spread.
Dangerously duped.
The studies “paint a picture of a media ecosystem that amplifies misinformation, entertains conspiracy theories and discourages audiences from taking concrete steps to protect themselves and others,” wrote my colleague Christopher Ingraham in an analysis last week."
.....................................................................................................................
Hmmmmmmmmm. Trumpleton's response to this is predictable. Total denial of the empirical data. Not the first time they have denied data, science, or fact. And it won't be the last.
It should be noted that while the scope of this study is primarily limited to information surrounding COVID, Faux's 24/7 misinformation spew is responsible for copious amounts of erroneous beliefs held by Trumpletards. Everything from climate change to Mueller's findings of obstruction of his investigation by Trump to the efficacy of a border wall unconstitutionally paid for by misappropriating funds designed to be spent elsewhere.
