Social media news use amplifies the illusory truth effects of viral deepfakes: a cross-national study of eight countries

• Main Authors: Ahmed, Saifuddin, Bee, Adeline Wei Ting, Ng, Sheryl Wei Ting, Masood, Muhammad
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2025
• Subjects: Social Sciences; Deepfakes; Social media news
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/182561
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study enhances our understanding of illusory truth effects (ITE) by focusing on deepfakes. Survey data from eight countries demonstrates ITE–such that those exposed to deepfakes previously were more likely to perceive the misinformation as accurate than those exposed to them for the first time....