Analysing fake news in the US presidential elections of 2016 through the perspective of confirmation bias
Signorini, Edoardo Brando (A.A. 2023/2024) Analysing fake news in the US presidential elections of 2016 through the perspective of confirmation bias. Tesi di Laurea in Behavioural economics and psychology, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Giacomo Sillari, pp. 50. [Bachelor's Degree Thesis]
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Abstract/Index
Literature review and research question. Origins of confirmation bias and the Wason selection. Negative and positive aspects. Potential positive factors of confirmation bias. Potential negative factors of confirmation bias. The 2016 US presidential elections. Social media, fake news and confirmation bias during the 2016 US presidential elections. Social media: a novel way of doing politics. The impact of social media algorithms and fake news on confirmation bias. Fake news on Twitter influencing the 2016 US presidential elections. Confirmation bias affecting voting behaviour on Twitter. Additional elements for reinforcing and weakening confirmation bias. Fundamental attribution error, a theoretical construct that reinforces confirmation bias. The impact of fake news and attribution bias in the 2016 US election season. Open-mindedness and confirmation bias. Mitigating confirmation bias through presentation format and source rating.
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Bibliografia: pp. 49-50.
| Thesis Type: | Bachelor's Degree Thesis |
|---|---|
| Institution: | Luiss Guido Carli |
| Degree Program: | Bachelor's Degree Programs > Bachelor's Degree Program in Politics: Philosophy and Economics (L-36) |
| Chair: | Behavioural economics and psychology |
| Thesis Supervisor: | Sillari, Giacomo |
| Academic Year: | 2023/2024 |
| Session: | Summer |
| Deposited by: | Alessandro Perfetti |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Oct 2024 15:44 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2024 15:44 |
| URI: | https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/40238 |
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