Disinformation sharing thrives with fear of missing out among low cognitive news users: a cross-national examination of intentional sharing of deep fakes

This study investigates the antecedents of advertent (intentional) deepfakes sharing behavior. Data from two countries (US and Singapore) reveal that social media news use and FOMO are positively associated with intentional deep fakes sharing. Those with lower cognitive ability exhibit higher levels...

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Main Author: Ahmed, Saifuddin
Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1619792022-09-28T02:17:03Z Disinformation sharing thrives with fear of missing out among low cognitive news users: a cross-national examination of intentional sharing of deep fakes Ahmed, Saifuddin Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social sciences::Mass media Disinformation Sharing Fear of Missing Out This study investigates the antecedents of advertent (intentional) deepfakes sharing behavior. Data from two countries (US and Singapore) reveal that social media news use and FOMO are positively associated with intentional deep fakes sharing. Those with lower cognitive ability exhibit higher levels of FOMO and increased sharing behavior. FOMO also has a positive mediation effect on the association among citizens’ news use and sharing of deep fakes. Moderated mediation suggests that the indirect effects of social media news use on advertent sharing through FOMO are more substantial for low than high cognitive individuals. Theoretical implications of the results are discussed. Ministry of Education (MOE) Nanyang Technological University This work was supported by the Nanyang Technological University [START UP GRANT]; MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SINGAPORE [Tier 1 2019-T1-002-053]. 2022-09-28T02:17:03Z 2022-09-28T02:17:03Z 2022 Journal Article Ahmed, S. (2022). Disinformation sharing thrives with fear of missing out among low cognitive news users: a cross-national examination of intentional sharing of deep fakes. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 66(1), 89-109. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2022.2034826 0883-8151 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161979 10.1080/08838151.2022.2034826 2-s2.0-85125791544 1 66 89 109 en 2019-T1-002-053 Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media © 2022 Broadcast Education Association. All rights reserved.
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topic Social sciences::Mass media
Disinformation Sharing
Fear of Missing Out
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Disinformation Sharing
Fear of Missing Out
Ahmed, Saifuddin
Disinformation sharing thrives with fear of missing out among low cognitive news users: a cross-national examination of intentional sharing of deep fakes
description This study investigates the antecedents of advertent (intentional) deepfakes sharing behavior. Data from two countries (US and Singapore) reveal that social media news use and FOMO are positively associated with intentional deep fakes sharing. Those with lower cognitive ability exhibit higher levels of FOMO and increased sharing behavior. FOMO also has a positive mediation effect on the association among citizens’ news use and sharing of deep fakes. Moderated mediation suggests that the indirect effects of social media news use on advertent sharing through FOMO are more substantial for low than high cognitive individuals. Theoretical implications of the results are discussed.
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author Ahmed, Saifuddin
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title Disinformation sharing thrives with fear of missing out among low cognitive news users: a cross-national examination of intentional sharing of deep fakes
title_short Disinformation sharing thrives with fear of missing out among low cognitive news users: a cross-national examination of intentional sharing of deep fakes
title_full Disinformation sharing thrives with fear of missing out among low cognitive news users: a cross-national examination of intentional sharing of deep fakes
title_fullStr Disinformation sharing thrives with fear of missing out among low cognitive news users: a cross-national examination of intentional sharing of deep fakes
title_full_unstemmed Disinformation sharing thrives with fear of missing out among low cognitive news users: a cross-national examination of intentional sharing of deep fakes
title_sort disinformation sharing thrives with fear of missing out among low cognitive news users: a cross-national examination of intentional sharing of deep fakes
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