Broadsheet newspapers follow the lead of tabloids in reporting misinformation

Broadsheet newspapers follow the lead of tabloids in reporting misinformation about UK and Swiss political and business events.

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Article Title:


Misinformation and herd behavior in media markets: A cross-national investigation of how tabloids’ attention to misinformation drives broadsheets’ attention to misinformation in political and business journalism

Funding:


Funding was provided by the Swiss National Science Foundation (Grant-Nr.: 100017_159548). The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

Competing Interests:


The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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