What does this research mean for the field?

News audiences in the U.S. and the Netherlands perceive misinformation about climate change as encompassing a wide range of information disorders and sources, influenced by partisan biases. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research aims to explore how audiences in the U.S. and the Netherlands identify misinformation compared to credible information about climate change.

March 7, 2026International Journal of Public Opinion ResearchOpen Access

Misinformation according to news audiences: what do audiences in the U.S. and the Netherlands characterize as misinformation versus credible information on climate change?

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This research aims to explore how audiences in the U.S. and the Netherlands identify misinformation compared to credible information about climate change.
Survey analysis of hyperlinks submitted by participants
Participants from the U.S. and the Netherlands
Analysis of perceptions regarding misinformation and credible information
Focus on experienced misinformation and authoritative sources
Participants perceive about half of the information they encounter as misinformation
Misinformation includes a variety of information disorders and reflects partisan biases
Credible information tends to come from more recognized and trustworthy sources
Perceptions of credible information are more uniform across respondents

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Analysis of how U.S. and Dutch audiences distinguish misinformation from credible information on climate change suggests implications for awareness interventions.

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Hameleers et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69abc2855af8044f7a4ec2ce https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edag006

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Analysis of how U.S. and Dutch audiences distinguish misinformation from credible information on climate change suggests implications for awareness interventions.

Misinformation according to news audiences: what do audiences in the U.S. and the Netherlands characterize as misinformation versus credible information on climate change?

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Misinformation according to news audiences: what do audiences in the U.S. and the Netherlands characterize as misinformation versus credible information on climate change?

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Implication

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