TY - Working paper AU - Andrey Simonov AU - Szymon K. Sacher AU - Jean-Pierre H. Dubé AU - et al. PY - 2020 T1 - The persuasive effect of Fox News: non-compliance with social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic PB - National Bureau of Economic Research DO - https://doi.org/APO-306521 UR - https://apo.org.au/node/306521 AB - The COVID-19 crisis has renewed concerns about the dangers of misinformation and its persuasive effects on behaviour. The US response to the pandemic is deeply divided along partisan lines. This study measured the effects of cable news in the US on regional differences in compliance with recommendations by health experts. ER -