Articles By
Éric Bélanger
Hide and seek: The connection between false beliefs and perceptions of government transparency
Mathieu Lavigne, Éric Bélanger, Richard Nadeau, Jean-François Daoust and Erick Lachapelle
This research examines how false beliefs shape perceptions of government transparency in times of crisis. Measuring transparency perceptions using both closed- and open-ended questions drawn from a Canadian panel survey, we show that individuals holding false beliefs about COVID-19 are more likely to have negative perceptions of government transparency.