Scientists’ deficit perception of the public impedes their behavioral intentions to correct misinformation

• Sera Choi,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Communications, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan, United States of America

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• Ashley A. Anderson ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Ashley.A.Anderson@colostate.edu

  Affiliation Department of Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8386-5576

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• Shelby Cagle,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1552-378X

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• Marilee Long,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

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• Nicole Kelp

  Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

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