Browsing by Author "Lee, Taeyoung"

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Antecedents and consequences of Americans' COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs: a focus on support for trump, populism, institutional trust, media consumption, and mask-wearing attitudes

Lee, Taeyoung; Santillana, Melissa; Lacasa-Mas, Ivan; Ashe, Ivy (International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 2022)

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been growing concerns about conspiracy theories across the globe. Especially in the United States, conspiratorial narratives have been promoted by political ...
How social media users become misinformed: The roles of news-finds-me perception and misinformation exposure in COVID-19 misperception

Lee, Taeyoung; Johnson, Thomas; Chenyan, Jia; Lacasa-Mas, Ivan (New Media & Society, 2025)

This study explores the role of the news-finds-me (NFM) perception—the belief that people can be well-informed without actively seeking news due to their social networks—in fostering social media users’ ...