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Paid Fox Viewers Shift COVID Views After Watching CNN

4/29/2026

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Researchers David Broockman and Joshua Kalla paid Fox News viewers $15 an hour to watch CNN seven hours weekly in fall 2020.
After the month, participants were five points more likely to believe in long COVID.
They were six points more likely to think other countries handled the virus better and seven points likely to support voting by mail.
Two months later, participants' views largely returned to pre-experiment positions.

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Story summary

Researchers David Broockman and Joshua Kalla paid Fox News viewers $15 an hour to watch CNN seven hours weekly in fall 2020.
After the month, participants were five points more likely to believe in long COVID.
They were six points more likely to think other countries handled the virus better and seven points likely to support voting by mail.
Two months later, participants' views largely returned to pre-experiment positions.