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Researchers Describe A Hostile Misinformation Effect In Media
Researchers have long known about a phenomenon called the hostile media effect — the perception by people that the media is prejudiced against them. But researchers are now studying what they call the hostile misinformation effect — the impact of ideology on targeting, Nieman Lab reports. The researchers write, “we find clear support for a hostile misinformation effect, as citizens believe their own political party was much more targeted than the political opponent.”