Political polarization is starting to work like an oil spill, according to a new study. Otherwise neutral things, like football or lattes, take on a political valence.

Political donors like candidates who stick with their party's positions, researchers find. Voters also tend to steer clear of candidates with extreme views.

People gender robots, but it doesn't affect how we view their competence at different tasks, new research finds. We just think they're bad at most jobs.

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.