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Nathan was quoted throughout the Salon article, "The backlash to Butler: Who will pay for the attempted assassination attempt on Trump?" about the reactions to the Trump assassination attempt based on his own research. "Violence by political or social opponents doubles support for political violence among the group that feels attacked, which creates a major danger of violent retaliation," Kalmoe said. "My research with Lilliana Mason shows the same." Read the full article.

Lucas was quoted through the CJE article, "Did fact-checkers overlook signs of Biden’s decline?" which explores whether fact-checkers missed the greater picture of President Biden's mental and physical decline. “Fact-checking works best when fact-checkers are able to focus on discrete, very specific claims and assess their veracity,” he said. “They are often criticized for not getting the whole picture because when they find evidence of deception they really highlight that, and of course something can be deceptive but there can still be some truth to it.” He calls this the industry’s “Achilles’ heel.” Read the full article.

Yoo Ji published a new article, “How Moral Reframing Enhances Political Persuasion: The Role of Processing Fluency and Self-Affirmation” in Communication Research, in collaboration with Hyun Suk Kim (Seoul National University). The study explores the psychological mechanisms underlying the persuasive effects of moral reframing, which refers to tailoring message content to recipients’ core moral foundations. The findings suggest that moral reframing may operate by encouraging reflection on positive self-aspects and intuitive processing rather than through deeper processing of the message. Read the full article.