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fact-checking: a standalone construct

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Communication

published corrections that evaluate the accuracy of public claims, studied for how far they reduce belief in false information.

In communication, fact-checking refers to published corrections that evaluate the accuracy of public claims, studied for how far they reduce belief in false information. This meaning comes from Walter (2019) in Political Communication.[1]

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References

Walter, N., Cohen, J., Holbert, R. L., & Morag, Y. (2019). Fact-Checking: A Meta-Analysis of What Works and for Whom. Political Communication, 37(3), 350-375. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2019.1668894

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