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Disabling images and videos on WhatsApp cut misinformation exposure during Brazilian election, study finds

Elected officials, political analysts, and nonprofit organizations have for years spotlighted the spread of online election information in Western democracies—largely with a focus on media platforms popular in these nations, such as X and Facebook.This […]

Nearly half of New Jerseyans say state is on wrong track, citing taxes, affordability and cost of living

New Jerseyans continue to give a somewhat split assessment on the direction of the Garden State, and pocketbook issues top the list of residents’ biggest concerns, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.This post was originally […]

Using TikTok could be making you more politically polarized, new study finds

People on TikTok tend to follow accounts that align with their own political beliefs, meaning the platform is creating political echo chambers among its users. These findings, from a study my collaborators, Yanlin Li and […]

Self-censorship and the ‘spiral of silence’: Why Americans are less likely to publicly voice their political opinions

For decades, Americans’ trust in one another has been on the decline, according to the most recent General Social Survey.This post was originally published on this site

Seeing men as the ‘default’ may be tied to attitudes towards politicians and Black people

In an international study, participants’ attitudes toward certain social groups—namely, politicians and Black people—were more strongly related to their attitudes towards the men than the women of each group, suggesting that men are the “default” […]

In UK study, the risk of certain types of crime, but not others, increase after dark

A UK study of data on more than 30,000 crimes sheds new light on crime after dark, suggesting that the overall risk of crime rises when darkness falls, but that risk varies depending on type […]

States increasingly preempting local laws governing transgender rights

The number of state laws preempting local policies governing transgender rights in the United States has been steadily increasing since 2019, according to newly updated research by the Center for Public Health Law Research at […]

Strategic choices behind accounting standards unveiled in new study

A new study by Dr. Heylel-li Biton of the Hebrew University Business School sheds light on a long-standing question in global finance: Why do foreign firms listed in the United States choose one accounting regime […]

The war won’t end Iran’s nuclear program—it will drive it underground, following North Korea’s model

The United States’ and Israel’s strikes on Iran are concerning, and not just for the questionable legal justifications provided by both governments.This post was originally published on this site

Overconfident conspiracy theorists: Many unaware their beliefs are on the fringe

Overconfidence is a hallmark trait of people who believe in conspiracies, and they also significantly overestimate how much others agree with them, Cornell psychology researchers have found. The study indicates that belief in conspiracies may […]