Personality and perspicacity: role of personality traits and cognitive ability in political misinformation discernment and sharing behavior

• Main Authors: Ahmed, Saifuddin, Tan, Han Wei
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Fake News; Social Media
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161904
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study examines whether personality traits predict an individual's perceived accuracy and sharing intention of political misinformation and if cognitive ability further moderates this relationship. An analysis of survey data from the US revealed that individuals with high agreeableness and...