A new survey of experts and average Americans shows a decline in perceptions of the health of US democracy around the time of President Trump's impeachment.

The language Americans use and their support for certain policies like the death penalty indicate who's most likely to dehumanize immigrants.

Kids who hold views called "benevolent sexism" are more likely to hold hostile sexist views, as well, research finds.

Why do seemingly noncontroversial issues add to political divison in the US? It turns out, the messenger may matter more than the message.

The "third-person effect" may account for why people think they aren't as influenced by fake news as other people, researchers say.

Even as the number of deaths rises, some COVID-19 deniers are sticking to their belief that the pandemic is overblown or even fake. An expert explains why.

A new model could shed light on how false information spreads through social networks online.

Lots of people believe in misinformation and myths about COVID-19 causes and "cures," a new survey shows. But the results weren't all bad.

"We wanted to understand what people do when they encounter fake news or misinformation in their feeds. Do they notice it? What do they do about it?"