Battle cry to “Do the research”: Vulnerability to QAnon, Alt Media, and low news media literacy
Kaye D Sweetser; Kalyca Lynn Becktel · DOAJ Open Access Articles
This survey (N = 579) investigated news media literacy among those likely to believe in the conspiracy theories of QAnon. Vulnerability to belief in QAnon conspiracies was predicted by a media diet of alternative media such as 4chan and SnapChat. Those vulnerable to QAnon conspiracy theories had lower news media literacy scores than those who appeared to be …