Effects of inoculation strategies on perceived accuracy and sharing intentions across deepfake modalities

Deepfakes are audiovisual manipulations that are increasingly pervasive on the internet and commonly weaponised for malicious intents that sow distrust. Thus, the need to safeguard susceptible individuals is ever more paramount. Study 1 aims to identify characteristics that affect an individual’s pe...

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Main Authors: Chua, Hui Wen, Tan, Rong Hui, Poon, Wai Kit
Other Authors: Saifuddin Ahmed
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174383
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author Chua, Hui Wen
Tan, Rong Hui
Poon, Wai Kit
author2 Saifuddin Ahmed
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Chua, Hui Wen
Tan, Rong Hui
Poon, Wai Kit
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description Deepfakes are audiovisual manipulations that are increasingly pervasive on the internet and commonly weaponised for malicious intents that sow distrust. Thus, the need to safeguard susceptible individuals is ever more paramount. Study 1 aims to identify characteristics that affect an individual’s perceived accuracy and sharing intentions of deepfake videos. Social media fatigue and dogmatism were found to have positive associations with such outcomes, while feelings of control and cognitive ability had negative associations. Study 2, our follow-up study, investigates the use of inoculation to safeguard against deepfake images and videos. This involves harms-based (i.e., general information about deepfakes that do not aid in identifying deepfakes) and medium-specific identification-based strategies (i.e., modality-specific information that aids in identifying deepfakes). Results revealed that the presence of inoculation reduced perceived accuracy when compared to controls, but only for deepfake images. Inoculation did not reduce sharing intentions for both deepfake images and videos. The mediating role of perceived accuracy between the presence of inoculation and deepfake concerns was also explored. Our findings not only contribute to the scarce research on deepfakes and inoculation, but also inform the development of more effective inoculation measures to reduce susceptibility to disinformation.
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spelling ntu-10356/1743832024-04-11T08:30:04Z Effects of inoculation strategies on perceived accuracy and sharing intentions across deepfake modalities Chua, Hui Wen Tan, Rong Hui Poon, Wai Kit Saifuddin Ahmed Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information sahmed@ntu.edu.sg Arts and Humanities Deepfakes Inoculation strategies Perceived accuracy Sharing intentions Deepfakes are audiovisual manipulations that are increasingly pervasive on the internet and commonly weaponised for malicious intents that sow distrust. Thus, the need to safeguard susceptible individuals is ever more paramount. Study 1 aims to identify characteristics that affect an individual’s perceived accuracy and sharing intentions of deepfake videos. Social media fatigue and dogmatism were found to have positive associations with such outcomes, while feelings of control and cognitive ability had negative associations. Study 2, our follow-up study, investigates the use of inoculation to safeguard against deepfake images and videos. This involves harms-based (i.e., general information about deepfakes that do not aid in identifying deepfakes) and medium-specific identification-based strategies (i.e., modality-specific information that aids in identifying deepfakes). Results revealed that the presence of inoculation reduced perceived accuracy when compared to controls, but only for deepfake images. Inoculation did not reduce sharing intentions for both deepfake images and videos. The mediating role of perceived accuracy between the presence of inoculation and deepfake concerns was also explored. Our findings not only contribute to the scarce research on deepfakes and inoculation, but also inform the development of more effective inoculation measures to reduce susceptibility to disinformation. Bachelor's degree 2024-03-28T01:27:38Z 2024-03-28T01:27:38Z 2024 Final Year Project (FYP) Chua, H. W., Tan, R. H. & Poon, W. K. (2024). Effects of inoculation strategies on perceived accuracy and sharing intentions across deepfake modalities. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174383 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174383 en CS/23/029 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
spellingShingle Arts and Humanities
Deepfakes
Inoculation strategies
Perceived accuracy
Sharing intentions
Chua, Hui Wen
Tan, Rong Hui
Poon, Wai Kit
Effects of inoculation strategies on perceived accuracy and sharing intentions across deepfake modalities
title Effects of inoculation strategies on perceived accuracy and sharing intentions across deepfake modalities
title_full Effects of inoculation strategies on perceived accuracy and sharing intentions across deepfake modalities
title_fullStr Effects of inoculation strategies on perceived accuracy and sharing intentions across deepfake modalities
title_full_unstemmed Effects of inoculation strategies on perceived accuracy and sharing intentions across deepfake modalities
title_short Effects of inoculation strategies on perceived accuracy and sharing intentions across deepfake modalities
title_sort effects of inoculation strategies on perceived accuracy and sharing intentions across deepfake modalities
topic Arts and Humanities
Deepfakes
Inoculation strategies
Perceived accuracy
Sharing intentions
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174383
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