People trust journalists less when they debunk misinformation
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People generally trust journalists more when they confirm true claims than when they correct false ones, with corrections often perceived as surprising, requiring more evidence, and being more exploitative, leading to increased distrust.
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-08-10 16:51:30+00:00.

Original Title: When journalists confirm that a claim is true, most people tend to trust them. However, people trust those same journalists less when they debunk misinformation. Conservatives are more distrusting overall, but both liberals and conservatives show more distrust towards corrections.