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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2017
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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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Checkable Statements
Fact-Checking
Political Affiliation
Training
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Is That Even Checkable? An Experimental Study in Identifying Checkable Statements in Political Discourse
title Is That Even Checkable? An Experimental Study in Identifying Checkable Statements in Political Discourse
spellingShingle Is That Even Checkable? An Experimental Study in Identifying Checkable Statements in Political Discourse
Merpert, Ariel
Checkable Statements
Fact-Checking
Political Affiliation
Training
title_short Is That Even Checkable? An Experimental Study in Identifying Checkable Statements in Political Discourse
title_full Is That Even Checkable? An Experimental Study in Identifying Checkable Statements in Political Discourse
title_fullStr Is That Even Checkable? An Experimental Study in Identifying Checkable Statements in Political Discourse
title_full_unstemmed Is That Even Checkable? An Experimental Study in Identifying Checkable Statements in Political Discourse
title_sort Is That Even Checkable? An Experimental Study in Identifying Checkable Statements in Political Discourse
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Merpert, Ariel
Furman, Melina Gabriela
Anauati, Maria Victoria
Zommer, Laura
Taylor, Inés
author Merpert, Ariel
author_facet Merpert, Ariel
Furman, Melina Gabriela
Anauati, Maria Victoria
Zommer, Laura
Taylor, Inés
author_role author
author2 Furman, Melina Gabriela
Anauati, Maria Victoria
Zommer, Laura
Taylor, Inés
author2_role author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Checkable Statements
Fact-Checking
Political Affiliation
Training
topic Checkable Statements
Fact-Checking
Political Affiliation
Training
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv 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
description 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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