Misperceptions, the Media, and the Iraq War

Authors: Kull, Steven; Ramsay, Clay; Lewis, Evan

Source: Political Science Quarterly, Volume 118, Number 4, Winter 2003-04 , pp. 569-598(30)

Publisher: Academy of Political Science

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Abstract:

STEVEN KULL, CLAY RAMSAY, and EVAN LEWIS examine the prevalence of misperceptions related to the Iraq war among the American public: that weapons of mass destruction and evidence of close links between Iraq and al Qaeda had been found and that world public opinion approved of the United States going to war with Iraq. Such misperceptions were powerful predictors of support for the war, and their prevalence varied dramatically according to respondents' primary source of news.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2003-12-01

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