False claims in politics: Evidence from the US

被引：7

作者：

Bucciol, Alessandro ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Univ Verona, Dept Econ, Via Cantarane 24, I-37129 Verona, Italy

[2] Network Studies Pens Aging & Retirement NETSPAR, Warandelaan 2, NL-5037 AB Tilburg, Netherlands

来源：

RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS | 2018年 / 72卷 / 02期

关键词：

False claims; Democracy; Political competition; Persuasion; Beliefs;

D O I：

10.1016/j.rie.2018.04.002

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

In this paper, we use data on 2459 public claims made by 444 politicians from the leading US fact-checking site (PolitiFact) to provide an empirical analysis of false claims in politics, shedding light on their characteristics within an advanced democracy. The frequency of falsehoods differs according to party affiliation and topic, with false claims more likely on such topics as elections, health, labor, taxes and values. For Republican politicians, falsehood pays off in the short run, as it is associated with greater political support. (C) 2018 University of Venice. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：196 / 210

页数：15

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