AI fact-checks may be the best way to reduce Republicans' engagement with online political misinformation

Hegemann, Isolde (2025) AI fact-checks may be the best way to reduce Republicans' engagement with online political misinformation. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (21 Oct 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Online platforms now mean that political misinformation can spread easily and widely, potentially having implications for democracy. In new research, Isolde Hegemann looks at how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to tackle online misinformation. She finds that AI fact-checking can be more effective compared to more traditional methods in reducing the likelihood that Republican … Continued

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Government
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics H Social Sciences > HM Sociology J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	14 Nov 2025 12:36
Last Modified:	14 Nov 2025 12:36
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/130219

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