Writings

In addition to peer-reviewed academic research, I write a Substack newsletter called Somewhat Unlikely.

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`Publications`

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Public Opinion in the Age of AI (2026)

Joshua D. Clinton, Soubhik Barari, Ethan Busby, Trent D. Buskirk, Ray Duch, Anna-Carolina Haensch, D. Sunshine Hillygus, Courtney Kennedy, Kevin Munger, Doug Rivers, and Sean Westwood. APSA Presidential Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, Politics, and Political Science

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Responsible AI Integration in Survey Research (2026)

David M. Rothschild, Jenny Marlar, Ashley Amaya, Soubhik Barari, Trent D. Buskirk, Curtiss Cobb, Jen Gennai, Sunshine Hillygus, Ramya Korlakai Vinayak, Masha Krupenkin, Sunghee Lee, Darby Steiger, Brock Webb. AAPOR Task Force Report

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AI-Assisted Conversational Interviewing: Effects on Data Quality and User Experience (2025)

Soubhik Barari, Jarret Angbazo, Natalie Wang, Leah Christian, Elizabeth Dean, Zoe Slowinski, and Brandon Sepulvado. Forthcoming at Survey Research Methods

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Political Appeals in Tobacco Marketing: Tucker Carlson Unveils Alp Nicotine Pouch Brand on X (2025)

Ganna Kostygina, Chandler Carter, Soubhik Barari, Mateusz Borowiecki, and Sherry Emery. Tobacco Control

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Political Deepfakes are as Credible as Other Fake Media and (Sometimes) Real Media (2025)

Soubhik Barari, Christopher Lucas, and Kevin Munger. Journal of Politics

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Press: NiemanLab

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Are Trump's Indictments Rallying His Base? Evidence from the Counterfactual Format (2025)

Soubhik Barari, Alexander Coppock, Matthew Graham, and Zoe Padgett. Public Opinion Quarterly

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Press: The Atlantic

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The Promise of Text, Audio, and Video Data for the Study of US Local Politics and Federalism (2024)

Soubhik Barari and Tyler Simko. Publius: The Journalism of Federalism

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Political Speech from Corporate America: Sparse, Mostly for Democrats, and Somewhat Representative (2024)

Soubhik Barari. Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media

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Press: Science of Politics Podcast

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Measuring the Growth of Gender-Inclusive Surveys Around the World (2024)

Zoe Padgett, Sam Gutierrez, Laura Wronski, and Soubhik Barari. Survey Practice

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LocalView: A Database of Public Meetings for the Study of Local Politics and Policy-making in the United States (2023)

Soubhik Barari and Tyler Simko. Nature: Scientific Data

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Misinformation Interventions are Common, Divisive, and Poorly Understood (2021)

Emily Saltz, Soubhik Barari, Claire Leibowicz, and Claire Wardle. HKS Misinformation Review

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`Policy & Technical Reports`

5

Reply to Westwood: Questioning the Empirical Evidence that AI Survey Contamination is Real and Substantial (2026)

David Rothschild, Soubhik Barari, Trent D. Buskirk, Andrew Gordon, and D. Sunshine Hillygus.

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Civic Cynicism in the United States: A Typology of Americans (2024)

Jennifer Benz, Tom Rosenstiel, Marjorie Connelly, Soubhik Barari, and 7 others.

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Press: New York Times Scientific American

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International College Ranking Systems: A Methodological Review (2025)

Soubhik Barari,Ji Eun Park, Susan Paddock.

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College Ranking Systems: A Methodological Review (2024)

Soubhik Barari, Eric Newsom, Ji Eun Park, Susan Paddock.

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Press: NORC press release Forbes New York Times Los Angeles Times Atlanta Journal Constitution

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Evaluating COVID-19 Public Health Messaging in Italy (2020)

Soubhik Barari, Gary King, and 17 others.

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Press: Scientific American La Repubblica

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`Research Preprints`

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Position: Measuring Bias in AI Agents is (Still) a Social Science Measurement Challenge (2026)

Soubhik Barari, Diwas Bhattarai, Joshua Y. Lerner. 2026 ACL Workshop on Evaluating AI in Practice

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Measuring Group Alignment in Public Opinion (2026)

Soubhik Barari.

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How Republicans and Incumbents Dominate Earned Media in Elections: Coverage and Effects of Local TV (Dormant) (2023)

Soubhik Barari and David Rothschild.

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Democracy and Trade Policy at the Product Level (Dormant) (2022)

Soubhik Barari and In Song Kim.

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