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Study Reveals Trust Gap in Experts by Ideology

9/28/2025

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Rodrigo Reyes Cordova led a study on ideology and trust in experts.
Published in Public Understanding of Science, it used 1,054 adults evaluating four policy claims.
Liberals generally trust experts more than conservatives; conservatives favor production-related experts.
Attributing claims to experts increased perceived accuracy, especially among conservatives for climate-change claims.

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Story summary

Rodrigo Reyes Cordova led a study on ideology and trust in experts.
Published in Public Understanding of Science, it used 1,054 adults evaluating four policy claims.
Liberals generally trust experts more than conservatives; conservatives favor production-related experts.
Attributing claims to experts increased perceived accuracy, especially among conservatives for climate-change claims.