Factual belief polarization between Democrats and Republicans: source or epiphenomenon of ideological and affective polarization?

Democrats and Republicans have polarized in their attitudes (i.e., ideological polarization) and their feelings toward each other (i.e., affective polarization). Simultaneously, both groups also seem to diverge in their factual beliefs about reality. This preregistered survey experiment among 2,253...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Political Science
Main Author:	Roderik Rekker
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-08-01
Subjects:	factual beliefs misperceptions ideological polarization affective polarization survey experiment
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpos.2024.1254826/full