You are fake news! Factors impacting journalists' debunking behaviors on social media

M Saldaña, HT Vu - Digital Journalism, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Nowadays, misinformation and hoaxes travel faster than they did in the past, mostly thanks
to the emergence of digital platforms and the popularization of social networking sites …

A family of falsehoods: Deception, media hoaxes and fake news

T Finneman, RJ Thomas - Newspaper Research Journal, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
“Fake news” became a concern for journalists in 2017 as news organizations sought to
differentiate themselves from false information spread via social media, websites and public …

Chillin'effects of fake news: Changes in practices related to accountability and transparency in American newsrooms under the influence of misinformation and …

HT Vu, M Saldaña - Journalism & mass communication …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examines how newsroom work in the United States has changed in response to
some of the latest developments in the news media environment. Using nationally …

Debunking false information: investigating journalists' fact-checking skills

M Himma-Kadakas, I Ojamets - Digital journalism, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The study presented in this article demonstrates journalists' abilities to debunk mis-, dis-and
malinformation in everyday work situations. It shows how journalists use core skills and …

Intentional or inadvertent fake news sharing? Fact-checking warnings and users´ interaction with social media content

A Ardèvol-Abreu, P Delponti… - Profesional de …, 2020 - revista.profesionaldelainformacion …
The main social media platforms have been implementing strategies to minimize fake news
dissemination. These include identifying, labeling, and penalizing-via news feed ranking …

Engage early, correct more: How journalists participate in false rumors online during crisis events

K Starbird, D Dailey, O Mohamed, G Lee… - Proceedings of the 2018 …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Journalists are struggling to adapt to new conditions of news production and simultaneously
encountering criticism for their role in spreading misinformation. Against the backdrop of …

Determinants of debunking information sharing behaviour in social media users: Perspective of persuasive cues

F Chao, X Wang, G Yu - Internet Research, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Sharing and disseminating debunking information are critical to correcting rumours
and controlling disease when dealing with public health crises. This study investigates the …

Diffusion of disinformation: How social media users respond to fake news and why

EC Tandoc Jr, D Lim, R Ling - Journalism, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This exploratory study seeks to understand the diffusion of disinformation by examining how
social media users respond to fake news and why. Using a mixed-methods approach in an …

How journalists and social media users perceive online fact-checking and verification services

PB Brandtzaeg, A Følstad… - Journalism …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
While services for fact-checking and verification to counter fake news in social media have
increased, little research has investigated how journalists and the public perceive such …

Debunking as a method of uncovering disinformation and fake news

Z Kvetanová, AK Predmerská… - Fake news is bad news …, 2020 - books.google.com
Journalism is about much more than just seeking and processing information. Multi-skilled
journalists of the twenty-first century have to fulfil the given basic tasks and invest much of …