@brendannyhan@mastodon.social
Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.
Now online: My updated syllabi for my courses on Political Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories https://sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/files/2023/03/misinformation-syllabus-2023.pdf (extensively updated for 2023) and Experiments in Politics https://sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/files/2023/03/experiments-syllabus-2023.pdf
Feedback, comments, and re-use welcome!
New at Nature: Like-minded sources on Facebook are prevalent but not polarizing
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06297-w
Our key findings:
-Median Facebook user gets 50.4% of content from like-minded sources
-But reducing exposure by 1/3 for 3 months had no measurable effect on attitudes
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