Is That Even Checkable? An Experimental Study in Identifying Checkable Statements in Political Discourse
- Autores
- Merpert, Ariel; Furman, Melina Gabriela; Anauati, Maria Victoria; Zommer, Laura; Taylor, Inés
- Año de publicación
- 2017
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- The first step in journalistic fact-checking of political discourse is identifying whether statements contain “checkable facts” (i.e., not opinions). This randomized controlled experiment investigated how different demographic factors (age, gender, education, profession, and political affiliation) are associated with the ability to discern if statements contained checkable or noncheckable facts, as well as what impact training in identifying checkable facts can have on overall outcomes. A total of 3,357 participants identified checkable and noncheckable statements from a fictional political speech extract containing eight statements. Overall, participants were able to correctly identify an average of 69% of statements. Specific demographic factors (being male, young, and university educated) were positively associated with increased performance as well as working in professions that commonly analyze data, such as research. Participating in a short training session significantly increased participants’ performance. Initial political affiliation slightly reduces the ability to assess whether statements made by named politicians contained checkable facts.
Fil: Merpert, Ariel. Chequeado; Argentina
Fil: Furman, Melina Gabriela. Universidad de San Andrés; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Anauati, Maria Victoria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de San Andrés; Argentina
Fil: Zommer, Laura. Chequeado; Argentina
Fil: Taylor, Inés. Universidad de San Andrés; Argentina - Materia
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Checkable Statements
Fact-Checking
Political Affiliation
Training - Nivel de accesibilidad
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- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
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Is That Even Checkable? An Experimental Study in Identifying Checkable Statements in Political Discourse |
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Is That Even Checkable? An Experimental Study in Identifying Checkable Statements in Political Discourse Merpert, Ariel Checkable Statements Fact-Checking Political Affiliation Training |
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Is That Even Checkable? An Experimental Study in Identifying Checkable Statements in Political Discourse |
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Merpert, Ariel Furman, Melina Gabriela Anauati, Maria Victoria Zommer, Laura Taylor, Inés |
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Merpert, Ariel Furman, Melina Gabriela Anauati, Maria Victoria Zommer, Laura Taylor, Inés |
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Checkable Statements Fact-Checking Political Affiliation Training |
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The first step in journalistic fact-checking of political discourse is identifying whether statements contain “checkable facts” (i.e., not opinions). This randomized controlled experiment investigated how different demographic factors (age, gender, education, profession, and political affiliation) are associated with the ability to discern if statements contained checkable or noncheckable facts, as well as what impact training in identifying checkable facts can have on overall outcomes. A total of 3,357 participants identified checkable and noncheckable statements from a fictional political speech extract containing eight statements. Overall, participants were able to correctly identify an average of 69% of statements. Specific demographic factors (being male, young, and university educated) were positively associated with increased performance as well as working in professions that commonly analyze data, such as research. Participating in a short training session significantly increased participants’ performance. Initial political affiliation slightly reduces the ability to assess whether statements made by named politicians contained checkable facts. Fil: Merpert, Ariel. Chequeado; Argentina Fil: Furman, Melina Gabriela. Universidad de San Andrés; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Anauati, Maria Victoria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de San Andrés; Argentina Fil: Zommer, Laura. Chequeado; Argentina Fil: Taylor, Inés. Universidad de San Andrés; Argentina |
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The first step in journalistic fact-checking of political discourse is identifying whether statements contain “checkable facts” (i.e., not opinions). This randomized controlled experiment investigated how different demographic factors (age, gender, education, profession, and political affiliation) are associated with the ability to discern if statements contained checkable or noncheckable facts, as well as what impact training in identifying checkable facts can have on overall outcomes. A total of 3,357 participants identified checkable and noncheckable statements from a fictional political speech extract containing eight statements. Overall, participants were able to correctly identify an average of 69% of statements. Specific demographic factors (being male, young, and university educated) were positively associated with increased performance as well as working in professions that commonly analyze data, such as research. Participating in a short training session significantly increased participants’ performance. Initial political affiliation slightly reduces the ability to assess whether statements made by named politicians contained checkable facts. |
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