Effectiveness of fake news corrections using social judgement theory

Effectiveness of fake news corrections using social judgement theory

This study uses the framework of Social Judgement Theory (SJT) to understand how attitudes affect belief in fake news and corrections. The study revealed that the SJT concepts of ego-involvement, discrepancy and correction ambiguity predict belief in a correction, and belief in a correction subseque...

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Main Authors: Lim, Woei Lin, Shaeba Mohamed, Shahidah Mohamed Hamsah, Tan, Joshua Ching Khiang
Other Authors: Edson C. Tandoc Jr
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Communication theories and models
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76580
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:This study uses the framework of Social Judgement Theory (SJT) to understand how attitudes affect belief in fake news and corrections. The study revealed that the SJT concepts of ego-involvement, discrepancy and correction ambiguity predict belief in a correction, and belief in a correction subsequently predicts a decrease in fake news belief. Hence, this study has uncovered the ideal conditions for designing and targeting effective corrections to decrease fake news belief.

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