Spreading Disinformation on Facebook: Do Trust in Message Source, Risk Propensity, or Personality Affect the Organic Reach of “Fake News”?

There is considerable concern about the propagation of disinformation through social media, particularly for political purposes. “Organic reach” has been found to be important in the propagation of disinformation on social networks. This is the phenomenon whereby social media users extend the audien...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tom Buchanan, Vladlena Benson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-12-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305119888654