Brendan Nyhan: Inattention and Differential Exposure

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Inattention and Differential Exposure: How Media Questioning of Election Fraud Misinformation Often Fails to Reach the Public

About Brendan Nyhan, IPR Visiting Scholar, October 2025

Brendan Nyhan is the James O. Freedman Presidential Professor and Professor of Government at Dartmouth College. A political scientist, Nyhan’s research focuses on misperceptions and conspiracy theories, political communication and the media, and political scandal and corruption. His work includes examining misperceptions about politics and healthcare, as well as their influence on public opinion and policy. Nyhan has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the Anti-Defamation League. He co-founded Bright Line Watch, a nonpartisan initiative that monitors the health of democracy in the United States. He received his PhD from Duke University in political science.

About IPR’s Visiting Scholars Program

The program brings exceptional researchers to Northwestern for short residencies that foster collaboration and intellectual exchange with IPR faculty and students.