Conspiracy theories flourish in the wide-open media of the digital age, spurring concerns about the role of misinformation in influencing public opinion and election outcomes. This study examines whether news media literacy predicts the likelihood of endorsing conspiracy theories and also considers the impact of literacy on partisanship. A survey of 397 adults found that greater knowledge about the news media predicted a lower likelihood of conspiracy theory endorsement, even for conspiracy theories that aligned with their political ideology.

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新闻媒体素养和阴谋论的认可

阴谋论在数字时代的开放媒体中蓬勃发展，引发了人们对错误信息在影响公众舆论和选举结果中的作用的担忧。这项研究检查了新闻媒体的素养是否可以预测认可阴谋论的可能性，还考虑了素养对党派关系的影响。一项对397名成年人的调查发现，对新闻媒体的更多了解预示了对阴谋论的认可的可能性更低，即使对于与他们的政治意识形态保持一致的阴谋论也是如此。