Is information or motivation to blame for partisan beliefs?
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-blame-partisan-beliefs.html
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-blame-partisan-beliefs.html

Is information or motivation to blame for partisan beliefs?
Partisanship, whether you support a particular person, group, or cause, has long been known as a key factor in misinformed beliefs—from COVID-19 to Brexit. But how does partisanship drive bias and misinformation? Is it because people of different parties consume different media? Or are we motivated to be biased?