Bandwagon of suspicion : Investigating credibility perceptions toward relayed information on WhatsApp

• Main Authors: Hamka Afiq Mohamed, Tan, Joanne, Lau, Zhi Xin, Lim, Jia Yao
• Other Authors: Edson C. Tandoc Jr
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137512
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study conceptualizes the electronically-relayed-information cue (ERIC), which indicates if a piece of content has been passed on via electronic means, and if so, how many times. Situating ERICs as agency cues under the MAIN model, this study explores how the presence of “Forwarded” labels on Wh...