Understanding the role of fear of missing out and deficient self-regulation in sharing of deepfakes on social media: evidence from eight countries

• Main Authors: Ahmed, Saifuddin, Ng, Sheryl Wei Ting, Bee, Adeline Wei Ting
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Deepfakes; Disinformation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168852
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Deepfakes are a troubling form of disinformation that has been drawing increasing attention. Yet, there remains a lack of psychological explanations for deepfake sharing behavior and an absence of research knowledge in non-Western contexts where public knowledge of deepfakes is limited. We conduct a...