War of the words: how individuals respond to "fake news," "misinformation," "disinformation," and "online falsehoods"

While some argue the term “fake news” has lost its meaning and should be discarded from academic lexicon, others say the term has conceptual utility and one that the public understands. This study revisits these arguments and compares how individuals respond to the term “fake news” with how they res...

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Main Authors: Tandoc, Edson C., Seet, Seith Kai
Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1705292023-09-18T08:09:20Z War of the words: how individuals respond to "fake news," "misinformation," "disinformation," and "online falsehoods" Tandoc, Edson C. Seet, Seith Kai Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social sciences::Communication Misinformation Public Opinion While some argue the term “fake news” has lost its meaning and should be discarded from academic lexicon, others say the term has conceptual utility and one that the public understands. This study revisits these arguments and compares how individuals respond to the term “fake news” with how they respond to other related terms, such as “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “online falsehoods.” Through an online survey involving a representative sample of 1,015 adult participants in Singapore, this study found that participants who saw the term “fake news” reported the highest level of perceptions of falsity and intentionality. The term “fake news” also elicited the highest level of concern, perceived severity, and treatment recommendation, although the terms “misinformation” and “online falsehoods” also displayed similar levels, while “disinformation” elicited the lowest ratings. Ministry of Education (MOE) This work was supported by Ministry of Education - Singapore: [grant no RG150/18]; Singapore Social Science Research Council: [grant no MOE2018-SSRTG-022]. 2023-09-18T07:23:58Z 2023-09-18T07:23:58Z 2022 Journal Article Tandoc, E. C. & Seet, S. K. (2022). War of the words: how individuals respond to "fake news," "misinformation," "disinformation," and "online falsehoods". Journalism Practice, 1-17. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2022.2110929 1751-2786 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170529 10.1080/17512786.2022.2110929 2-s2.0-85136023399 1 17 en MOE2018-SSRTG-022 RG 150/18 Journalism Practice © 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. All rights reserved.
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topic Social sciences::Communication
Misinformation
Public Opinion
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Misinformation
Public Opinion
Tandoc, Edson C.
Seet, Seith Kai
War of the words: how individuals respond to "fake news," "misinformation," "disinformation," and "online falsehoods"
description While some argue the term “fake news” has lost its meaning and should be discarded from academic lexicon, others say the term has conceptual utility and one that the public understands. This study revisits these arguments and compares how individuals respond to the term “fake news” with how they respond to other related terms, such as “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “online falsehoods.” Through an online survey involving a representative sample of 1,015 adult participants in Singapore, this study found that participants who saw the term “fake news” reported the highest level of perceptions of falsity and intentionality. The term “fake news” also elicited the highest level of concern, perceived severity, and treatment recommendation, although the terms “misinformation” and “online falsehoods” also displayed similar levels, while “disinformation” elicited the lowest ratings.
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title War of the words: how individuals respond to "fake news," "misinformation," "disinformation," and "online falsehoods"
title_short War of the words: how individuals respond to "fake news," "misinformation," "disinformation," and "online falsehoods"
title_full War of the words: how individuals respond to "fake news," "misinformation," "disinformation," and "online falsehoods"
title_fullStr War of the words: how individuals respond to "fake news," "misinformation," "disinformation," and "online falsehoods"
title_full_unstemmed War of the words: how individuals respond to "fake news," "misinformation," "disinformation," and "online falsehoods"
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