Do people demand fact-checked news? Evidence from US Democrats

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Do people demand fact-checked news? Evidence from US Democrats. / Chopra, Felix; Haaland, Ingar; Roth, Christopher.

I: Journal of Public Economics, Bind 205, 104549, 01.2022.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Chopra, F, Haaland, I & Roth, C 2022, 'Do people demand fact-checked news? Evidence from US Democrats', Journal of Public Economics, bind 205, 104549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2021.104549

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Chopra, F., Haaland, I., & Roth, C. (2022). Do people demand fact-checked news? Evidence from US Democrats. Journal of Public Economics, 205, [104549]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2021.104549

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Chopra F, Haaland I, Roth C. Do people demand fact-checked news? Evidence from US Democrats. Journal of Public Economics. 2022 jan.;205. 104549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2021.104549

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Chopra, Felix ; Haaland, Ingar ; Roth, Christopher. / Do people demand fact-checked news? Evidence from US Democrats. I: Journal of Public Economics. 2022 ; Bind 205.

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