“It's Not Literally True, But You Get the Gist:” How nuanced understandings of truth encourage people to condone and spread misinformation

Current Opinion in Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 57, P. 101788 - 101788

Published: Jan. 21, 2024

People have a more-nuanced view of misinformation than the binary distinction between "fake news" and "real implies. We distinguish truth statement's verbatim details (i.e., specific, literal information) its gist general, overarching meaning), suggest that people tolerate intentionally spread in part because they believe gist. That is, even when recognize claim as literally false, may judge it morally acceptable to is true "in spirit." Prior knowledge, partisanship, imagination increase belief argue partisan conflict about morality spreading hinges on disagreements not only facts but also gists.

Language: Английский

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Individual differences in sharing false political information on social media: Deliberate and accidental sharing, motivations and positive schizotypy

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(6), P. e0304855 - e0304855

Published: June 26, 2024

False political information–misinformation or disinformation—is widely spread on social media. Individual media users play a large part in this. However, only minority actively share false material. It is important to establish what sets these individuals apart from those who do not, and why they it. Motivations for sharing may vary are likely differ between people material unknowingly purpose. In this paper we consider the extent which individual differences personality other variables, motivations sharing, associated with likelihood of information both accidentally deliberately. series four studies ( N s = 614, 563, 627, 113) examined predictors using different methodological approaches. Across studies, key finding was that positive schizotypy measures online were also relevant, reasons ’raising awareness’ appearing particularly important. Implications research practice discussed.

Language: Английский

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How effective are fact-checks in Pakistan and who engages with them?

Information Communication & Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 23

Published: Feb. 19, 2025

Language: Английский

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Contagion

IGI Global eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 17 - 36

Published: April 11, 2025

Fake news on the internet refers to intentionally concocted or falsely presented licit information. The purpose is negatively influence public opinion for several reasons, which include political agendas, monetary profit, and propaganda. Disinformation circulated through websites social media. It can take various forms, including but not limited erroneous headlines, falsified stories, distorted images, fabricated content mirroring truthful reports. flourishes in areas where trust credible media sources low division high. propagation of false data across rooted technology, psychology, society. This concept likens fake infectious disease. web be transmitted from person person. By referring as a contagious disease, it easier understand variables affected, rapid spread, detrimental effects, vigorous steps necessary combat problem.

Language: Английский

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Moralization of Rationality Can Stimulate Sharing of Hostile and False News on Social Media, but Intellectual Humility Inhibits it

Political Communication, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 28

Published: July 2, 2024

Many assume that if citizens were more inclined to moralize the values of evidence-based and logical thinking, they would be less likely share politically hostile, conspiratorial, false claims on social media. In contrast, basis theories status seeking persuasion, we argue moralization rationality may actually stimulate spread hostile partisan news online, including fabricated claims. Across three large surveys (N = 4800) run U.S. respondents (one exploratory two pre-registered), provide empirical evidence for this prediction demonstrate can a form moral grandstanding by seekers (mis)information reach goals. contrast such with respect rationality, our studies find robust intellectual humility – is, awareness intuitions are fallible trusting others is often desirable protect people from both sharing believing political online.

Language: Английский

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Moralization of rationality can stimulate sharing of hostile and false news on social media, but intellectual humility inhibits it

Published: March 4, 2022

Many assume that if citizens were more inclined to moralize the values of evidence-based and logical thinking, they would be less likely share politically hostile, conspiratorial, false claims on social media. In contrast, basis theories status seeking persuasion, we argue moralization rationality may actually stimulate spread hostile partisan news online, including fabricated claims. Across three large surveys (N = 4800) run U.S. respondents (one exploratory two pre-registered), provide empirical evidence for this prediction demonstrate can a form moral grandstanding by seekers (mis)information reach goals. contrast such with respect rationality, our studies find robust intellectual humility—that is, awareness intuitions are fallible trusting others is often desirable—may protect people from both sharing believing political online.

Language: Английский

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Conspiracy theorists are not the problem; Conspiracy liars are

Inquiry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 21

Published: July 13, 2024

Language: Английский

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Individual differences in sharing false political information on social media: deliberate and accidental sharing, motivations and positive schizotypy

Published: Jan. 17, 2024

False political information – misinformation or disinformation - is widely spread on social media. Individual media users play a large part in this. However, only minority actively share false material. It important to establish what sets these individuals apart from those who do not, and why they it. Motivations for sharing may vary are likely differ between people material unknowingly purpose. In this paper we consider the extent which individual differences personality other variables, motivations sharing, influence likelihood of information, both accidentally deliberately.In series four studies (Ns=614, 563, 627, 113) examined predictors using different methodological approaches.Across studies, key finding was that positive schizotypy associated with measures deliberately. online were also relevant, two clusters being particularly important: reasons 'raising awareness', order attack manipulate others. Implications research practice discussed.

Language: Английский

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Redes sociales principal fuente de información de españoles frente a europeos

Revista ICONO14, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 22(2), P. e2178 - e2178

Published: Dec. 23, 2024

El artículo identifica las principales tendencias y posibles diferencias culturales sociodemográficas que influyen en el hábito de consumo noticias entre los países europeos más utilizan redes sociales: alemanes, franceses, españoles, neerlandeses portugueses. Se utiliza una metodología cuantitativa a partir datos ofrecidos por “Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2023” lo se trabaja con muestra 10.153 sujetos. Los resultados evidencian la desinformación como un problema complejo dentro democracias europeas intervienen conceptos posverdad, líneas editoriales únicas, desorden periodístico o alfabetización mediática. Entre destaca españoles portugueses sociales fuente información delante franceses neerlandeses. Lo les expone ante contenidos menor rigor periodístico. Además, han encontrado significativas cuanto frecuencia noticias, interés confianza hacia éstas atendiendo nacionalidad edad. A medida usuarios envejecen incrementa consultan está también confían contenido reciben. Por género hombres muestran interesados consumen asiduidad, sin embargo no existen depositan aprecia necesidad desarrollar campañas nacionales e internacionales promuevan ciudadanos busquen reciban calidad para ejercer ciudadanía responsable, allá su ámbito confort

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