Collective rumor correction on the death hoax of a political figure in social media

• Main Authors: CHUA, Alton Y. K., CHEAH, Sin-Mei, GOH, Dion Hoe-Lian, Ee-peng LIM
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Death hoax; Political figure; Rumor correction; Third-person effect; Twitter; Communication Technology and New Media; Databases and Information Systems; Social Media
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/3609; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/4610/viewcontent/CollectiveRumorCorrection_PACIS2016_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Conversations on social media networks that discuss a crisis incident as it unfolds have become a norm in recent years. Left to its own devices, such conversations could quickly degenerate into rumor mills. Little research has thus far examined the correction of rumors on social media. Using the thi...