Fake news nudging : the effects of nudges on social media users in the context of COVID-19 fake news
To understand the type of nudges that are most effective in combating COVID-19 fake news, this study explores how nudge frame and nudge frequency affects the likelihood of sharing and confidence in accuracy of news. It also considers if individual-level traits such as need for cognition and psycholo...
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| author | Chai, Agnes Yeong Shuan Hor, Wen Xuan Leo, Rui Yan Tan, Xin Jie |
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| author_facet | Edmund Lee Wei Jian Chai, Agnes Yeong Shuan Hor, Wen Xuan Leo, Rui Yan Tan, Xin Jie |
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| description | To understand the type of nudges that are most effective in combating COVID-19 fake news, this study explores how nudge frame and nudge frequency affects the likelihood of sharing and confidence in accuracy of news. It also considers if individual-level traits such as need for cognition and psychological reactance moderates the main effects. This study features a
2 (Nudge Frame – Gain vs. Loss) x 2 (Nudge Frequency – Single vs. Repeated) between- subject experiment conducted on a Singapore sample (n=238). The results showed that users exposed to a gain-frame nudge expressed lower likelihood of sharing and confidence of news, as compared to those exposed to a loss-frame nudge. The findings advanced literature on nudging in COVID-19 fake news context, which can be used to guide practical implementation of nudges on social media platforms. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1472392023-03-05T16:13:52Z Fake news nudging : the effects of nudges on social media users in the context of COVID-19 fake news Chai, Agnes Yeong Shuan Hor, Wen Xuan Leo, Rui Yan Tan, Xin Jie Edmund Lee Wei Jian Edson C. Tandoc Jr. Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information James Lee Chong Boi edmundlee@ntu.edu.sg, edson@ntu.edu.sg, james.lee@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Communication Social sciences::Journalism::Social aspects To understand the type of nudges that are most effective in combating COVID-19 fake news, this study explores how nudge frame and nudge frequency affects the likelihood of sharing and confidence in accuracy of news. It also considers if individual-level traits such as need for cognition and psychological reactance moderates the main effects. This study features a 2 (Nudge Frame – Gain vs. Loss) x 2 (Nudge Frequency – Single vs. Repeated) between- subject experiment conducted on a Singapore sample (n=238). The results showed that users exposed to a gain-frame nudge expressed lower likelihood of sharing and confidence of news, as compared to those exposed to a loss-frame nudge. The findings advanced literature on nudging in COVID-19 fake news context, which can be used to guide practical implementation of nudges on social media platforms. Bachelor of Communication Studies 2021-03-26T04:04:43Z 2021-03-26T04:04:43Z 2021 Final Year Project (FYP) Chai, A. Y. S., Hor, W. X., Leo, R. Y. & Tan, X. J. (2021). Fake news nudging : the effects of nudges on social media users in the context of COVID-19 fake news. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147239 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147239 en CS/20/011 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Communication Social sciences::Journalism::Social aspects Chai, Agnes Yeong Shuan Hor, Wen Xuan Leo, Rui Yan Tan, Xin Jie Fake news nudging : the effects of nudges on social media users in the context of COVID-19 fake news |
| title | Fake news nudging : the effects of nudges on social media users in the context of COVID-19 fake news |
| title_full | Fake news nudging : the effects of nudges on social media users in the context of COVID-19 fake news |
| title_fullStr | Fake news nudging : the effects of nudges on social media users in the context of COVID-19 fake news |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fake news nudging : the effects of nudges on social media users in the context of COVID-19 fake news |
| title_short | Fake news nudging : the effects of nudges on social media users in the context of COVID-19 fake news |
| title_sort | fake news nudging the effects of nudges on social media users in the context of covid 19 fake news |
| topic | Social sciences::Communication Social sciences::Journalism::Social aspects |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147239 |
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