Poisoning the information well? The impact of fake news on news media credibility

被引：11
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作者：
Tandoc, Edson C., Jr. [1 ]
Duffy, Andrew [1 ]
Jones-Jang, S. Mo [2 ]
Pin, Winnie Goh Wen [1 ]
机构：
[1] Nanyang Technol Univ Singapore, Wee Kim Wee Sch Commun & Informat, 31 Nanyang Link,Room 02-39, Singapore 637718, Singapore
[2] Boston Coll, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE AND POLITICS | 2021年 / 20卷 / 05期
关键词：
credibility; Facebook; fake news; journalism; social media; trust; ONLINE NEWS; TRUST; VALIDATION;
D O I：
10.1075/jlp.21029.tan
中图分类号：
H0 [语言学];
学科分类号：
030303 ; 0501 ; 050102 ;
摘要：
This study examines the impact of fake news discourse on perceptions of news media credibility. If participants are told they have been exposed to fake news, does this lead them to trust information institutions less, including the news media? Study 1 (n =188) found that news media credibility decreased when participants were told they saw fake news, while news credibility did not change when participants were told they saw real news. Study 2 (n = 400) found that those who saw fake news - and were told they saw a fake news post - decreased their trust in the news media while those who saw fake news and were not debriefed did not change their perceptions of the news media. This shows that the social impact of fake news is not limited to its direct consequences of misinforming individuals, but also includes the potentially adverse effects of discussing fake news.
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页码：783 / 802
页数：20
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