Citizens versus the internet: Confronting digital challenges with cognitive tools
A Kozyreva, S Lewandowsky… - … Science in the Public …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The Internet has evolved into a ubiquitous and indispensable digital environment in which
people communicate, seek information, and make decisions. Despite offering various …
people communicate, seek information, and make decisions. Despite offering various …
Understanding fake news consumption: A review
JP Baptista, A Gradim - Social Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Combating the spread of fake news remains a difficult problem. For this reason, it is
increasingly urgent to understand the phenomenon of fake news. This review aims to see …
increasingly urgent to understand the phenomenon of fake news. This review aims to see …
The agenda-setting power of fake news: A big data analysis of the online media landscape from 2014 to 2016
This study examines the agenda-setting power of fake news and fact-checkers who fight
them through a computational look at the online mediascape from 2014 to 2016. Although …
them through a computational look at the online mediascape from 2014 to 2016. Although …
Effects of the news-finds-me perception in communication: Social media use implications for news seeking and learning about politics
H Gil de Zúñiga, B Weeks… - Journal of computer …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
With social media at the forefront of today's media context, citizens may perceive they don't
need to actively seek news because they will be exposed to news and remain well-informed …
need to actively seek news because they will be exposed to news and remain well-informed …
Too good to be true, too good not to share: the social utility of fake news
While fake news has been widely reviled as an attack on democracy, less has been written
about its threat to interpersonal relationships. Social networks have become increasingly …
about its threat to interpersonal relationships. Social networks have become increasingly …
News in social media: Incidental consumption and the role of opinion leaders
A Bergström, M Jervelycke Belfrage - Digital journalism, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Social network sites are becoming essential to how people experience news. The social
media feed is made up of a mixture of private and public postings, and news is intertwined …
media feed is made up of a mixture of private and public postings, and news is intertwined …
Partisan selective sharing: The biased diffusion of fact-checking messages on social media
Using large Twitter datasets collected during the 2012 US presidential election, we
examined how partisanship shapes patterns of sharing and commenting on candidate fact …
examined how partisanship shapes patterns of sharing and commenting on candidate fact …
News sharing in social media: A review of current research on news sharing users, content, and networks
AS Kümpel, V Karnowski, T Keyling - Social media+ society, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This article provides a review of scientific, peer-reviewed articles that examine the
relationship between news sharing and social media in the period from 2004 to 2014. A total …
relationship between news sharing and social media in the period from 2004 to 2014. A total …
Online influence? Social media use, opinion leadership, and political persuasion
BE Weeks, A Ardèvol-Abreu… - International journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Opinion leaders can be influential in persuading their peers about news and politics, yet
their potential influence has been questioned in the social media era. This study tests a …
their potential influence has been questioned in the social media era. This study tests a …
Dysfunctional information sharing on WhatsApp and Facebook: The role of political talk, cross-cutting exposure and social corrections
In this study, we investigate dysfunctional information sharing on WhatsApp and Facebook,
focusing on two explanatory variables—frequency of political talk and cross-cutting …
focusing on two explanatory variables—frequency of political talk and cross-cutting …