Trust, personality, and belief as determinants of the organic reach of political disinformation on social media

Pages: 1 - 12
Published: Sep 15, 2021
Abstract
False political information spreads far and fast across social media, with negative consequences for society. Individual users play a key role in sharing such material, extending its range through the phenomenon of organic reach. An online experiment tested the hypotheses that higher trust in the source of false information, and lower agreeableness of the person encountering it, would predict their likelihood of extending its reach. One hundred...
Paper Details
Title
Trust, personality, and belief as determinants of the organic reach of political disinformation on social media
Published Date
Sep 15, 2021
Pages
1 - 12
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