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Readers trust journalists less when they debunk rather than confirm claims

  • Written by Randy Stein, Associate Professor of Marketing, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Readers trust journalists less when they debunk rather than confirm claimsSeeing a lie or error corrected can make some people more skeptical of the fact-checker.FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images

Pointing out that someone else is wrong is a part of life. And journalists need to do this all the time – their job includes helping sort what’s true from what’s not. But what if people just don’t like hearing...

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