ReviewFrontiers in sociology2023
Seven years of studying the associations between political polarization and problematic information: a literature review.
Review in Frontiers in sociology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- The evolving study of political polarization.Open research Europe · 2026Review
- When transparency falls short: auditing platform moderation during a high-stakes election.EPJ data science · 2026Article
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Abstract
This literature review examines the intersection between political polarization and problematic information, two phenomena prominent in recent events like the 2016 Trump election and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. We analyzed 68 studies out of over 7,000 records using quantitative and qualitative methods. Our review revealed a lack of research on the relationship between political polarization and problematic information and a shortage of theoretical consideration of these phenomena. Additionally, US samples and Twitter and Facebook were frequently analyzed. The review also found that surveys and experiments were commonly used, with polarization significantly predicting problematic information consumption and sharing.
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