Misinformation and disinformation. Two pesky little blighters that are causing serious problems in all kinds of really unhelpful places right now – including, according to a new study, romantic relationships. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Over a series of in-depth interviews with 28 people in the US who had broken up with their partners over political differences, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Associate Professor Emily Van Duyn – an expert in communication – discovered that mis/disinformation “plays a key role” in such relationships coming to an end.

“It’s important to note that these relationships were not doomed for failure because of differing political beliefs,” said Van Duyn in a statement .

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