Right-wing individuals are more tolerant of the spreading of misinformation by politicians

People on both ends of the political spectrum disapprove of lying. But new research suggests that Republicans and right-wing authoritarians view the spreading of misinformation by politicians as less morally objectionable than their left-wing counterparts. The study has been published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences. “After the 2016 U.S. presidential election, many people became concerned about the spread of misinformation for political gain.
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