There is not one public: divergent perceptions of scientists’ source credibility in the United States

Shumaila J. Bhatti, Dara M. Wald

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DOI: 10.1057/s41599-026-07609-x
Published: 2026-07-02
Container: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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BibTeX

@article{allodium:10.1057/s41599-026-07609-x,
  title = {There is not one public: divergent perceptions of scientists’ source credibility in the United States},
  author = {Shumaila J. Bhatti and Dara M. Wald},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Humanities and Social Sciences Communications},
  doi = {10.1057/s41599-026-07609-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-07609-x}
}

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Bhatti, S. J., & Wald, D. M. (2026). There is not one public: divergent perceptions of scientists’ source credibility in the United States. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-07609-x

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