Access to quality professional journalism considerably reduces the chance of a voter believing in fake news, according to an unprecedented academic research project conducted in São Paulo in November and December.
The work was done by political scientists from the University of North Carolina - Charlotte (USA), Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), and the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), in partnership with Folha and Quaest, a research consultant group.