Table 1.

Regression results for political party interacting with goal inference valence to predict belief in COVID-19 misinformation^a,b.

Variable	B (SE; 90% CI)	β	t (df)	P value
Intercept	0.98 (0.17; 0.70 to 1.25)	0	5.78 (249)	<.001
Blue state	0.06 (0.15; −0.18 to 0.31)	.03	0.44 (249)	.66
Inference valence	0 (0; 0 to 0.01)	.07	0.84 (249)	.40
Independent	0.44 (0.26; 0.02 to 0.87)	.16	1.72 (249)	.09
Other or no party affiliation	−0.40 (0.34; −0.97 to 0.17)	−.11	−1.15 (249)	.25
Republican	0.59 (0.33; 0.04 to 1.14)	.16	1.77 (249)	.08
Inference valence (independent)	−0.01 (0.01; −0.02 to 0)	−.17	−1.77 (249)	.08
Inference valence (other or no party affiliation)	0.01 (0.01; 0 to 0.02)	.17	1.82 (249)	.07
Inference valence (Republican)	0.01 (0.01; 0 to 0.03)	.19	2.03 (249)	.04

^aF_8,249=4.78; P<.001; R²=0.13.

^bUnstandardized Regression Equation: COVID-19 misinformation = 0.98 + 0.06*blue state + 0*inference valence + 0.44*independent − 0.40*no or other party affiliation + 0.59*Republican − 0.01*inference valence (independent) + 0.01*inference valence (no or other party affiliation) + 0.01*inference valence (Republican).