Disinformation sharing thrives with fear of missing out among low cognitive news users: a cross-national examination of intentional sharing of deep fakes

Disinformation sharing thrives with fear of missing out among low cognitive news users: a cross-national examination of intentional sharing of deep fakes

This study investigates the antecedents of advertent (intentional) deepfakes sharing behavior. Data from two countries (US and Singapore) reveal that social media news use and FOMO are positively associated with intentional deep fakes sharing. Those with lower cognitive ability exhibit higher levels...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saifuddin Ahmed
Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
Subjects:
Social Sciences
Disinformation sharing
Fear of missing out
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161979

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