#alternativefacts? Citizen's perceptions of the reliability of 'facts' presented online by political parties in Scotland.
Year: 2017
Type: conference-paper
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This conference paper presented the emerging findings of research which explored the relationship between post-truth politics and Scottish citizens' information behaviour. The research consisted of two key elements. Firstly, an online survey (538 responses) gathered citizens' opinions on the reliability of five images containing various 'facts and figures' that had been posted on social media by Scotland's five main political parties. Secondly, 23 extended interviews with citizens explored their response to information explicitly presented as 'the facts' on the websites of the five main Scottish parties.
Authors: Graeme Baxter, Rita Marcella
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2749021304