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Disinformation accusations have increasingly become a politicized tool among politicians. During election periods, competing political parties and foreign powers are most frequently accused of spreading disinformation. Yet, how do people think about the sources of disinformation? And how does this thinking influence affective polarization within a democratic nation? This study posits that disinformation accusations significantly shape individuals’ perceptions of disinformation producers and affective polarization through differing political ideologies.

虚假信息（disinformation）指控日益成为政客群体间的政治化工具。在选举周期内，相互竞争的政党与外国势力最常被指控散布虚假信息。然而，民众如何认知虚假信息的来源？此类认知又会如何影响民主国家内部的情感极化（affective polarization）？本研究提出，虚假信息指控会通过不同政治意识形态路径，显著塑造个体对虚假信息制造者的认知，并作用于民主国家内部的情感极化水平。