Ideology: The Reasons Behind Placement on the Left-Right Scale

Sánchez-Ferrer, Leonardo

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-63826-3_12

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“…The left wing and the right wing are not divided by absolute meanings of each political field [65]. The literature usually distinguishes these two terms by their views on the values of equality and freedom in the economic and social organization of society [57,66,67]. Bobbio (1995) made the distinction between left and right by the way they both see equality.…”

Section: The Left-right Political Scalementioning

confidence: 99%

“…While the left assumes a policy more in favor of state intervention both in regulating markets and in social services, the right defends greater economic liberalization, with a free, unregulated market, based on a more globalized economy [74]. In addition, opinions and attitudes related to religious beliefs can take on political relevance and be part of social cleavages in some countries [57,67].…”

Section: The Left-right Political Scalementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Recognized by the majority of European citizens, the left and right political dimension mostly categorizes the attitude and opinion of voters about a diverse range of socioeconomic, moral and religious values [67,98].…”

Section: Identification Of the Electorate In The Left-right Political Dimensionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Influence of Political Ideology on Fake News Belief: The Portuguese Case

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The relationship between a subject’s ideological persuasion with the belief and spread of fake news is the object of our study. Departing from a left- vs. right-wing framework, a questionnaire sought to position subjects on this political-ideological spectrum and demanded them to evaluate five pro-left and pro-right fake and real news, totaling 20 informational products. The results show the belief and dissemination of (fake) news are related to the political ideology of the participants, with right-wing subjects exhibiting a greater tendency to accept fake news, regardless of whether it is pro-left or pro-right fake news. These findings contradict the confirmation bias and may suggest that a greater influence of factors such as age, the level of digital news literacy and psychological aspects in the judgment of fake news are at play. Older and less educated respondents indicated they believed and would disseminate fake news at greater rates. Regardless of the ideology they favor, the Portuguese attributed higher credibility to the sample’s real news, a fact that can be meaningful regarding the fight against disinformation in Portugal and elsewhere.

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Section: The Left-right Political Scalementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Left-right Political Scalementioning

confidence: 99%