Replication Data for: Registered Report: admissions-as-corrections reduce support for partisan misperceptions and intended partisan media consumption

Partisan misperceptions are widespread in American democracy. This registered report introduces and investigates the efficacy of a novel form of misperception correction known as “admissions-as-corrections.” I define admissions-as-corrections as a correction wherein the very source that spreads misinformation admits their falsehood. I theorize that admissions-as-corrections will effectively reduce misperceptions due to high source credibility and surprising content. I test this theory through two well powered survey experiments of American Republicans and independents designed to reduce widely held misperceptions concerning the 2020 presidential election and the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Using revelations uncovered as part of civil defamation cases filed against conservative media actors who spread this misinformation, I show that admissions-as-corrections reduce all tested misperceptions, decrease trust in sources of misinformation, and reduce the intended consumption of partisan media in the future. Admissions-as-corrections represent a promising new strategy in the fight against dangerous partisan misperceptions.