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Trump’s Continued Claims of Vandalism at Reflecting Pool Disputed by U.S. Attorney Memo www.factcheck.org/2026/08/trum...
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Timothy Caulfield@caulfieldtim.bsky.social · last wk.New Study Explains When Some Conspiracy Beliefs Can Lead to Action www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/new-study-ex... @appc.upenn.edu @dalbarra.bsky.social From study: "qualities like certainty & importance determine the extent to which those beliefs coalesce into attitudes towards behaviours..."
New Study Explains When Some Conspiracy Beliefs Can Lead to Action www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/new-study-ex... @appc.upenn.edu @dalbarra.bsky.social From study: "qualities like certainty & importance determine the extent to which those beliefs coalesce into attitudes towards behaviours..."
New Study Explains When Some Conspiracy Beliefs Can Lead to Action | The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
A new study identifies three characteristics that help to determine when conspiracy beliefs are most likely to shape real-world behavior.
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A new survey by @appc.upenn.edu found that many Americans do not know which vaccines are recommended during pregnancy:
Most Americans Are Unsure Which Vaccines the CDC Recommends During Pregnancy
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July survey: Under half of US adults know the CDC recommends getting the seasonal flu vaccine during pregnancy, while under a third knows that Tdap, RSV, and hep B vaccines are also recommended.
Most Americans Are Unsure Which Vaccines the CDC Recommends During Pregnancy | The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Most Americans are unaware or unsure of which vaccines the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends during pregnancy, a survey finds.
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Professor Dolores Albarracín has been named the new director of the @appc.upenn.edu:
New Director for Annenberg Public Policy Center
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Population Studies Center@pennpsc.bsky.social · 3w agoCongratulations to the PSC's Dolores Albarracin (@dalbarra.bsky.social) on her appointment as Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center (@appc.upenn.edu). READ MORE: https://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/penn-professor-dolores-albarracin-is-new-director-of-annenberg-public-policy-center/
@appc.upenn.edu director Dolores Albarracín spoke with WITF's The Spark about conspiracy theories. Listen below. cc: @asc.upenn.edu @sas.upenn.edu
Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics.bsky.social · 3w agoWhy do conspiracy theories spread so quickly, and why are some people more likely to believe them? On The Spark, we spoke with University of Pennsylvania social psychologist Dr. Dolores Albarracín about the psychology behind conspiracy theories. www.witf.org/2026/07/13/u...
Ads in the Alaska Senate race are trading competing claims about former Rep. Mary Peltola’s votes on military pay raises. www.factcheck.org/2026/07/alas...
#AAPOR Award Spotlight: Congratulations to the Annenberg Science and Public Health (ASAPH) Survey at @appc.upenn.edu, recipient of the 2026 AAPOR Policy Impact Award! Since 2021, the survey has provided rigorous insights into what the public knows, believes & trusts about science and health.
During this week's NATO summit in Turkey, President Donald Trump once again raised the issue of the U.S. taking control of Greenland. In January, we wrote about the issue and the president's claims at that time. www.factcheck.org/2026/01/trum...
Trump's Claims About Greenland - FactCheck.org
Prior to announcing on Jan. 21 that he has reached a “framework of a future deal” on Greenland with the secretary general of NATO, President Donald Trump had insisted that the United States needed to ...
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Our ASAPH health and science survey team is honored to have received this recognition from @aapor.bsky.social! cc: @upenn.edu @asc.upenn.edu
American Association for Public Opinion Research@aapor.bsky.social · 4w ago#AAPOR Award Spotlight: Congratulations to the Annenberg Science and Public Health (ASAPH) Survey at @appc.upenn.edu, recipient of the 2026 AAPOR Policy Impact Award! Since 2021, the survey has provided rigorous insights into what the public knows, believes & trusts about science and health.
🎉We're thrilled to welcome Dolores Albarracín as our new director, succeeding founding director Kathleen Hall Jamieson. A social psychologist, Albarracín is a @upenn.edu PIK Professor with appointments at @asc.upenn.edu & @sas.upenn.edu. Jamieson will continue research at APPC as director emerita.
Dolores Albarracín appointed new director of Annenberg Public Policy Center | Penn Today
Albarracín is a Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with appointments in the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Arts & Sciences. She is assuming the role from Kathleen Hall Jamieson,...
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"there’s 'a rhetoric of science in crisis', rather than an actual one — and that it’s nothing new." see www.scientificamerican.com/article/peop... and www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
Americans trust vaccine researchers just as much as other scientists
Roughly seven in 10 people still trust vaccine researchers, a new poll finds. The number is in line with trust for other scientists
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Nature@nature.com · last mo.Many researchers are worrying about the public's reduced trust in science - where do the real problems lie? Read the full story: go.nature.com/4oVaaC4
We're thrilled to welcome Penn PIK professor Dolores Albarracín as director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center! A social psychologist, @dalbarra.bsky.social has appointments at @asc.upenn.edu and in psychology at @sas.upenn.edu. Read more: www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/penn-profess...
Trump’s Unsupported Claims About Reflection Pool Vandalism www.factcheck.org/2026/06/trum...
Trump’s Unsupported Claims About Reflection Pool Vandalism - FactCheck.org
President Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for damaging the new blue lining of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which is now peeling, as well as for algae in the water. But the administ...
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No Evidence for Trump’s Right to Try Claim www.factcheck.org/2026/06/no-e...
No Evidence for Trump’s Right to Try Claim www.factcheck.org/2026/06/no-e...
No Evidence for Trump's Right to Try Claim - FactCheck.org
As he has done for years, President Donald Trump claims – without evidence – that the federal Right to Try law he signed in 2018 has “saved thousands of lives.” Researchers who have long studied acces...
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New research shows jury service and civic education boost public understanding — and opinion — of courts. (@appc.upenn.edu and Judicature) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260616-top...
New! We have an opening for a deputy director at the Annenberg Public Policy Center. It's ideal for somebody passionate about organizing a research agenda and contributing to policy efforts. Check out the details below and come join us at @upenn.edu! wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recrui...
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Self-identified supporters of the MAHA movement are more likely to oppose than favor adding fluoride to their community’s drinking water. Among those who don't support MAHA, most would favor rather than oppose fluoridation. (@appc.upenn.edu) More via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260614
A new study by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that jury service is linked to better attitudes toward the courts, but that jury trials in the U.S. are vanishing:
Jury Service Boosts Public Trust in Courts, But Fewer Americans Are Serving
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President Donald Trump waded into the contentious “right to repair” your own auto debate, but he recounted a wildly inaccurate anecdote to bolster his support for consumers. www.factcheck.org/2026/06/trum...
Trump's Inaccurate Anecdote on 'Right to Repair' Cars - FactCheck.org
President Donald Trump waded into the contentious "right to repair" your own auto debate, but he recounted a wildly inaccurate anecdote to bolster his support for consumers.
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New! We have an opening for a deputy director at the Annenberg Public Policy Center. It's ideal for somebody passionate about organizing a research agenda and contributing to policy efforts. Check out the details below and come join us at @upenn.edu! wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recrui...
Deputy Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center
University Overview The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school co...
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Trump Exaggerates Previous Spending on Reflecting Pool www.factcheck.org/2026/06/trum...
Only 11% of those who are NOT MAHA support ending fluoride in the water. Only 26% of MAHA support use. Also... Only 1% (again, ONE❗) of the NOT MAHA have "great confidence" in RFK Jr. 91% not confident (and 72% not confident at all). This the grifter gonna restore trust? Sigh.
Our new survey finds that 43% of US adults favor the use of fluoride in drinking water, 26% oppose it, & 30% neither favor nor oppose it. MAHA supporters are notably more skeptical about fluoride. www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/americans-sp...
Americans Split on Fluoridation; Opposition by MAHA Supporters Notable | The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
A new APPC survey finds that Americans are divided on support for public water fluoridation with MAHA supporters notably more skeptical.
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