Reluctant to Share: How Third Person Perceptions of Fake News Discourage News Readers From Sharing “Real News” on Social Media

Rampant fake news on social media has drawn significant attention. Yet, much remains unknown as to how such imbalanced evaluations of self versus others could shape social media users’ perceptions and their subsequent attitudes and behavioral intentions regarding social media news. An online survey...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fan Yang, Michael Horning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-09-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120955173