Lauri Rapeli

Affiliation: Åbo Akademi University, Finland (Social Science Research Institute)

Research focus: political behavior, elections, political communication.

Key papers

• Fighting Misperceptions and Doubting Journalists' Objectivity: A Review of Fact-checking Literature — Fighting Misperceptions and Doubting Journalists' Objectivity: A Review of Fact-checking Literature (2019). Comprehensive literature review of 48 studies on political fact-checking, examining effects, professional practice, and public opinion.

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Lauri Rapeli is Director of the Social Science Research Institute at Åbo Akademi University, Finland. His research interests include political behavior, elections, and the role of communication in shaping political attitudes and behaviors. He brings expertise in empirical political science and survey research methodology.