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Abstract Populist politicians increasingly accuse opposing media of spreading disinformation or “fake news.” However, empirical research on the effects these accusations is scarce. This survey experiment (N = 1,330) shows that reduce audience members’ trust in accused news outlet and perceived accuracy message, while accusing politician largely unaffected. only individuals with strong populist ...

When voters fear that politicians may have a right-wing bias or that they may be influenced or corrupted by the rich elite, signals of true left-wing conviction are valuable. As a consequence, even a moderate politician seeking reelection chooses “populist’ policies i.e., policies to the left of the median voter as a way of signaling that he is not from the right. Truly right-wing politicians r...

Researchers say the complaint filed against Elisabeth Bik could have a ‘chilling effect’ on scholarly criticism.