Does Fake News influence political outcomes for American Voters? Literature Review

Conduct a search of scholarly literature related to research questions on current political issues and write a literature review.

Topic Question: Does Fake News influence political outcomes for American Voters?

Sources that must be used/ All given sources that must be used:

https://www.ajpor.org/article/12985-does-fake-news-matter-to-election-outcomes-the-case-study-of-taiwan-s-2018-local-elections

https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep26129.8

https://www.jstor.org/stable/44235006

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9771845/

https://www.ucf.edu/news/how-fake-news-affects-u-s-elections/

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2022.104628

Hypothesis: The more misinformation new’s networks and social media platforms put out to the public the more likely it can affect the political outcomes.

Format of the Literature Review Paper:

1. Title Page: 
• Course name
• Paper title
• Author’s name
• Instructor’s name
2. Introduction (1-1.5 pages): 
• Description of the research question
• Explanation of the research question’s importance to social science
• Thesis statement on your research, including independent and dependent variables
3. Literature Review: 
• Variables identified by scholars to explain your research question
• Hypotheses found in the literature and supported by authors’ findings
• Your alternative arguments about the research
4. Conclusion: 
• General comment on the research topic
• Summary of the hypotheses you wish to apply to your study and the null hypotheses: 

Examples of the hypotheses: 

1. • • H1: The more education a person has, the more likely that person is to vote.
     • H2: The greater the literacy of a country, the more likely it is to be economically developed.
     • H3: The older an individual is, the more likely that person is to have conservative values.

Requirements:

1. References: 
• Minimum of six scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles
• Total of at least 10 references
2. Content: 
• Identify 1-3 hypotheses supported by your literature review
3. Formatting: 
• Length: 2-4 pages
• Font size: 12-point minimum
• Paragraphs: Indented, no extra spaces before or after
4. Citations: 
• Use footnotes (place after punctuation marks)
• Number footnotes consecutively (1, 2, 3, etc., not i, ii, iii)
5. References: 
• Separate page for references
• Follow University of Chicago style
• Consult American Political Science Review (APSR) articles in JSTOR or a University of Chicago style manual for guidance