Information credibility and responses to corruption: A replication and extension in Argentina

Matthew S. Winters, Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro

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Abstract

Existing research shows that survey respondents are sensitive to the source of information about political corruption and respond more strongly to information from more credible sources. This behavior occurs more frequently among the politically sophisticated. In a nation-wide survey in Argentina, we successfully replicate results originally found in a study in Brazil. In addition, we examine whether citizens process information about corruption differently depending on their partisan identities. At odds with our initial expectations, we find that copartisans, opposition partisans, and other/non-partisans distinguish between information sources in very similar ways. These results suggest that even though partisanship affects baseline assessments of political candidates, citizens of all types are sensitive to the credibility of information they receive about political corruption.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)169-177
Number of pages9
JournalPolitical Science Research and Methods
Volume8
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Political Science and International Relations

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