Stephan Dochow-Sondershaus

Stephan Dochow-Sondershaus

I am a quantitative sociologist interested in public opinion dynamics and polarization, the role of family socialization on political attitudes, ethnic educational inequalities and the impacts of ethnic diversity on social cohesion. My methods focus on causal inference with observational data, and encompassing descriptive work.

The Promise of Fact-Checking: Does Correcting Political Beliefs Decrease Opinion Polarization?

Work in progress

Authors: Merlin Schaeffer and Stephan Dochow-Sondershaus

Work in progress / meta-analysis on the depolarizing effect of factual information.

Recommended citation: Schaeffer, Merlin, and Stephan Dochow-Sondershaus. The Promise of Fact-Checking: Does Correcting Political Beliefs Decrease Opinion Polarization?