The intrinsic and extrinsic factors predicting fake news sharing among social media users: the moderating role of fake news awareness

Omar, Bahiyah; Apuke, Oberiri Destiny; Nor, Zarina Md

doi:10.1007/s12144-023-04343-4

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“…In particular, FNK does not moderate in the intended sense the relationships between PR and attitude, nor the relationships between PI and attitude. In the latter case, the result goes against the findings of previous studies (Apuke & Omar, 2020;Bago, Rand & Pennycook, 2020;Pennycook et al, 2020;Omar et al, 2023).…”

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“…The detection of fake news distributed through the internet and social media has attracted increasing attention in academia (Omar et al, 2023;Sáez-Ortuño et al, 2023), who often propose media literacy programs to minimize its social impact (Tandoc et al, 2017;Pennycook et al, 2020). Media literacy expert group (2021) defines media literacy as the provision of cognitive skills to increase the ability to access, critically understand and interact with the media.…”

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“…First, social media is seen to exert an increasing influence on consumers, which has led to a proliferation of assessments, comments, and ratings of all types of products and companies (Moon, Kim & Iacobucci, 2021;Wesel et al, 2016). However, empirical studies on specific implications in different types of industries, such as higher education, are still lacking (Lee & Choi, 2018;Leeder, 2019;Zanuddin & Shin, 2020;Omar, Apuke & Nor, 2023). Second, it has been pointed out that the heterogeneous distribution of the population participating in different social networks may lead to a bias in the interpretation of opinions and ratings (Moon et al, 2021); e.g., Lazer, Kennedy, King and Vespignani (2014) warn that many of the forecasts and analyses generated by data from social media misrepresent the real world due to certain population groups being overrepresented or underrepresented on different platforms.…”

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Fake news and youngsters’ decision journey: An evaluation of the influence of misinformation on social media

Kanashina,

Huertas Garcia,

Jimenez-Zarco

2023

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Purpose: Social media has changed the way users interact with each other, and has become an important part of numerous lives. However, there is an increasing flow of implausible content circulating on social media, which points to the need for some categorization and regulation. This study will examine how the proliferation of fake news on social media impacts students and their choice of university. To answer this question, market research was conducted on the precedents that affect the acceptance of fake news among university students when choosing to study for a master's degree that will help them in their professional careers.Design/methodology/approach: The study used a quantitative method. A parsimonious model of causal relationships was proposed based on scales taken from the literature, assessed by a convenience sample of students, and adjusted by structural equation modelling (SEM).Findings: Results show that the parsimonious model explains 35% of fake news acceptance and that media dependency (ISMD) and parasocial interaction (PSI) are the main direct effects, while perceived media richness (PR) has a significant indirect influence on the attitude towards fake news and, consequently, on its acceptance. Furthermore, fake news literacy plays a correct moderating role with the most relevant source of influence, SNS dependency.Research limitations: A convenience sample was used, and a parsimonious model with three antecedent factors and one mediating factor was proposed. Other social factors could have been considered, including multicultural variables.Practical implications: The results point to students' expressed dependence on social networks as the main factor explaining their attitude towards fake news, negatively moderated by students' level of knowledge about the importance of this phenomenon in social networks. Therefore, it is relevant to promote knowledge about this phenomenon among students to reduce its influence on decision-making processes.Originality/value: This paper provides a novel context for the study of the proliferation of fake news on social networks: the process of choosing a university by students addicted to the news circulating on social media.

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Fake news and youngsters’ decision journey: An evaluation of the influence of misinformation on social media

Kanashina,

Huertas Garcia,

Jimenez-Zarco

2023

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“…It allows users to become fact-checkers, as they may already have the potential to respond actively to misinformation [56,59]. Accordingly, users can self-assess the reliability of information, share high-quality information regarding COVID-19 [36,54,60,61], and make well-informed decisions based on media literacy knowledge supported by (AI) tools for fact-checking [62].…”

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Social Media Fact-Checking: The Effects of News Literacy and News Trust on the Intent to Verify Health-Related Information

Kožuh,

Čakš

2023

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The recent health crisis and the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence have caused misinformation on social media to flourish by becoming more sophisticated and challenging to detect. This calls upon fact-checking and questions users’ competencies and attitudes when assessing social media news. Our study provides a model of how fact-checking intent is explained by news literacy and news trust to examine how users behave in the misinformation-prone social media environment. Structural equation modeling was used to examine survey data gathered from social media users. The findings revealed that users’ intent to fact-check information in social media news is explained by (1) news literacy, such as the awareness of various techniques used by creators to depict situations about COVID-19; (2) news trust, in terms of the conviction that the news contains all the essential facts; and (3) intent, such as an aim to check information in multiple pieces of news. The presented findings may aid policymakers and practitioners in developing efficient communication strategies for addressing users less prone to fact-checking. Our contribution offers a new understanding of news literacy as a sufficient tool for combating misinformation, which actively equips users with knowledge and an attitude for social media news fact-checking.

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Countering Fake News on WhatsApp in Malaysia: Current Practices, Future Initiatives and Challenges Ahead

Omar¹

2023

Mobile Communication in Asia: Local Insights, Global Implications

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The intrinsic and extrinsic factors predicting fake news sharing among social media users: the moderating role of fake news awareness

Cited by 19 publications

References 61 publications

Fake news and youngsters’ decision journey: An evaluation of the influence of misinformation on social media

Fake news and youngsters’ decision journey: An evaluation of the influence of misinformation on social media

Social Media Fact-Checking: The Effects of News Literacy and News Trust on the Intent to Verify Health-Related Information

Countering Fake News on WhatsApp in Malaysia: Current Practices, Future Initiatives and Challenges Ahead

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