Fake news nudging : the effects of nudges on social media users in the context of COVID-19 fake news

• Main Authors: Chai, Agnes Yeong Shuan, Hor, Wen Xuan, Leo, Rui Yan, Tan, Xin Jie
• Other Authors: Edmund Lee Wei Jian
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Social sciences::Journalism::Social aspects
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147239
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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...