The disconcerting potential of online disinformation: Persuasive effects of astroturfing comments and three strategies for inoculation against them

Volume: 23, Issue: 5, Pages: 1080 - 1098
Published: Mar 4, 2020
Abstract
This study is the first to scrutinize the psychological effects of online astroturfing in the context of Russia’s digitally enabled foreign propaganda. Online astroturfing is a communicative strategy that uses websites, “sock puppets,” or social bots to create the false impression that a particular opinion has widespread public support. We exposed N = 2353 subjects to pro-Russian astroturfing comments and tested: (1) their effects on political...
Paper Details
Title
The disconcerting potential of online disinformation: Persuasive effects of astroturfing comments and three strategies for inoculation against them
Published Date
Mar 4, 2020
Volume
23
Issue
5
Pages
1080 - 1098
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