Salient beliefs about sharing rumor denials on the Internet

• Main Authors: Pal, Anjan, Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian, Chua, Alton Yeow Kuan
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Denials; Misinformation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82855; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50075
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In the era of social media, rumors spread faster and wider than ever before. After a rumor spreads, its effect can be curbed by issuing online refutation messages known as denials. Notwithstanding the potential of denials to reduce Internet users' likelihood to be misinformed, they generally re...