How does exposure to Islamist terrorism change perceptions of the share of Muslims and immigrants? We conduct a large-scale survey that measures misperceptions towards minority groups in four European countries. Our results show that terror attacks in the past increased misperceptions of the...

By conducting large-scale surveys in four European countries, we investigate the determinants of right- and left-wing misperceptions as well as fake news exposure and sharing. We also shed light on how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced both misperceptions and fake news. Our results indicate that...

By conducting large-scale surveys in four European countries, we investigate the determinants of right- and left-wing misperceptions as well as fake news exposure and sharing. We also shed light on how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced both misperceptions and fake news. Our results indicate that...

Anhand von groß angelegten Umfragen in Deutschland und im Vereinigten Königreich untersuchen wir die individuellen Determinanten der Fähigkeit, Fake News zu erkennen, und der Neigung, sie zu teilen. Wir unterscheiden zwischen absichtlichem und versehentlichem Teilen von Fake News. Das...

Anhand von groß angelegten Umfragen in vier europäischen Ländern untersuchen wir die Determinanten von Fehlwahrnehmungen bei politischen Themen, die insbesondere bei links- und rechtspopulistischen Parteien typischerweise hoch auf der Agenda stehen. Unsere Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Menschen...

We examine the impact of the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the nationwide movement restrictions on socio-economic attitudes in four European countries (France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom). We conducted large-scale surveys while the pandemic rapidly spread before and after...

Populist parties recently have shaken Western democracies, yet there is no consensus regarding the characteristics of populist voters. By using large-scale surveys from four European countries (France, Germany, Spain, and the U.K.), we investigate individual determinants of populist voting. Our...