Why do people share fake news? Associations between the dark side of social media use and fake news sharing behavior

Talwar, Shalini; Dhir, Amandeep; Kaur, Puneet; Zafar, Nida; Alrasheedy, Melfi

doi:10.1016/j.jretconser.2019.05.026

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“…It is the need of an individual to match his or her behaviour to a specific social group [9]. The desire that social media users have to enhance themselves on social media platforms could blur the lines between real information and false information [12]. Consequently, social media users will share information to gain social approval and to build their image [12].…”

Section: Social Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The desire that social media users have to enhance themselves on social media platforms could blur the lines between real information and false information [12]. Consequently, social media users will share information to gain social approval and to build their image [12]. Recent studies have shown that certain false information can be strengthened if it belongs to the individuals in the same social environment [23].…”

Section: Social Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The whole driving force of the social media sphere is to post and share information [1]. Social comparison can be defined as certain members within the same social environment who share the same beliefs and opinions [12]. When they are unable to evaluate certain information on their own, they adapt to compare themselves to other members, within the same environment, with the same beliefs and opinions [12].…”

Section: Social Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Social comparison can be defined as certain members within the same social environment who share the same beliefs and opinions [12]. When they are unable to evaluate certain information on their own, they adapt to compare themselves to other members, within the same environment, with the same beliefs and opinions [12]. The nature of social media allows social media users to spread information in realtime [28].…”

Section: Social Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An important aspect of surfing social media is the ability of the social media users to distinguish between what is real and what is fake [10]. The trustworthiness of a certain article is based on how successful the exchange of the articles are [12]. The more successful the exchange, the more likely social media users will share the information [12].…”

Section: Cognitive Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Systematic Review on Fake News Themes Reported in Literature

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In this systematic literature review, a study of the factors involved in the spreading of fake news, have been provided. In this review, the root causes of the spreading of fake news are identified to reduce the encouraging of such false information. To combat the spreading of fake news on social media, the reasons behind the spreading of fake news must first be identified. Therefore, this literature review takes an early initiative to identify the possible reasons behind the spreading of fake news. The purpose of this literature review is to identify why individuals tend to share false information and to possibly help in detecting fake news before it spreads.

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Section: Social Factorsmentioning

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2021

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Attitudes of Covid‐19 patients toward sharing their health data: A survey‐based study to understand security and privacy concerns

Moulaei

Iranmanesh

Amiri

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Background and Aims: Many people around the world, especially at the time of the Covid-19 outbreak, are concerned about their e-health data. The aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes of patients with Covid-19 toward sharing their health data for research and their concerns about security and privacy. Methods: This survey is a cross-sectional study conducted through an electronic researcher-made questionnaire from February to May 2021. Convenience sampling was applied to select the participants and all 475 patients were referred to two to Afzalipour and Shahid Bahonar hospitals were invited to the study. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 204 patients were included in the study and completed the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics (frequency, mean, and standard deviation) were used to analyze the questionnaire data. SPSS 23.0 was used for data analysis.Results: Participants tended to share information about "comments provided by individuals on websites" (68.6%), "fitness tracker data" (64.19%), and "online shopping history" (63.21%) before death. Participants also tended to share information about "electronic medical records data" (36.75%), "genetic data" (24.99%), and "Instagram data" (24.99%) after death. "Fraud or misuse of personal information" (4.48 [±1.27]) was the most common concern of participants regarding the virtual world. "Unauthorized access to the account" (4.38 [±0.73]), "violation of the privacy of personal information" (4.26 [±0.85]), and "violation of the patient privacy and personal information confidentially" (4.26 [±0.85]) were the most of the unauthorized security incidents that occurred online for participants. Conclusion:Patients with Covid-19 were concerned about releasing information they shared on websites and social networks. Therefore, people should be made aware of the reliability of websites and social media so that their security and privacy are not affected.

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Why do people share fake news? Associations between the dark side of social media use and fake news sharing behavior

Cited by 394 publications

References 77 publications

A Systematic Review on Fake News Themes Reported in Literature

A Systematic Review on Fake News Themes Reported in Literature

Comprehending Covidiocy Communication

Attitudes of Covid‐19 patients toward sharing their health data: A survey‐based study to understand security and privacy concerns

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