Debunking rumors on social media : the use of denials

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Pal, Anjan, Chua, Alton Yeow Kuan, Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian
• مؤلفون آخرون: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2021
• الموضوعات: Social sciences::Communication; Rumor; Denial
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151217

The literature currently lacks an understanding of how denials can be crafted to effectively debunk rumors on social media. Underpinned by the theory of planned behavior, this research develops denials by incorporating salient beliefs to enhance users’ likelihood to share such messages. Two related...