The Patina of Distrust

What People Do with Misinformation

Eugenia Mitchelstein, Pablo J. Boczkowski, Maria Celeste Wagner , Facundo Suenzo

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MIT Press
28 October 2025

Society & culture: general

The dynamics of news reception during the 2019 Argentine elections, and how distrust of the media can protect audiences from both misinformation and attempts to correct it.

The dynamics of news reception during the 2019 Argentine elections, and how distrust of the media can protect audiences from both misinformation and attempts to correct it.

The year 2016 marked a profound turning point in global politics. In June, the United Kingdom voted in favor of Brexit, choosing to leave the European Union. Just five months later, the United States elected Donald Trump as its president. In the wake of these momentous events, a prevailing narrative emerged, which focused on the role of misinformation in reshaping political landscapes. However, a critical aspect of this phenomenon remained unexplored-the dynamics of reception.

In The Patina of Distrust, Eugenia Mitchelstein, Pablo Boczkowski, Maria Celeste Wagner, and Facundo Suenzo dive deep into this overlooked facet by zeroing in on the reception of misinformation.

Central to the book is the development of the concept of ""patina of distrust."" Much like the protective layer that accumulates over time on artworks, this societal patina serves as a buffer, shielding audiences to some extent from the harmful effects of misinformation and the attempts to rectify it. This book offers a historically grounded mixed methods study of news reception in Argentina's 2019 presidential election, drawing from interviews, survey data, and experiments. The authors also include a coda that addresses the pandemic and the election of current Argentine president Javier Milei in 2023, bringing the analysis up to date with the current right-wing populist moment.

By: Eugenia Mitchelstein, Pablo J. Boczkowski, Maria Celeste Wagner, Facundo Suenzo
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780262550765
ISBN 10: 0262550768
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 28 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eugenia Mitchelstein is Associate Professor and Chair of the Social Sciences Department and Director of the Communication Degree at the University of San Andres in Buenos Aires. Pablo J. Boczkowski is Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. Maria Celeste Wagner is Assistant Professor in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Facundo Suenzo is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University.

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Eugenia Mitchelstein, Pablo J. Boczkowski, Maria Celeste Wagner , Facundo Suenzo

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