HOW USERS VALIDATE THE INFORMATION THEY ENCOUNTER ON DIGITAL CONTENT PLATFORMS: THE PRODUCTION AND PROLIFERATION OF FAKE SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS, THE LIKELIHOOD OF CONSUMER EXPOSURE, AND ONLINE DECEPTIONS

Following recent research on the production and proliferation of fake social media news, we have identified and provided empirical evidence on how users validate the information they encounter on digital content platforms. Using data from Morning Consult, Pew Research Center, Reuters Institute, Stat...

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Published in:Geopolitics, history, and international relations history, and international relations, 2018, Vol.10 (2), p.51-57
Main Authors: FIELDEN, ANNA, Grupač, Marián, Adamko, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Adults
Automation
Conflicts of interest
Confusion
Consumers
Current events
Deception
Digital media
Educational philosophy
Empirical analysis
Entrepreneurship
Gender studies
Geopolitics
Human resource management
International relations
Internet
Knowledge
Linguistics
Lying
Mass media effects
Media studies
News
Platforms
Political advertising
Production
Social media
Social networks
Social science research
Social Theory
Strategic management
Target markets
Theory
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Summary:Following recent research on the production and proliferation of fake social media news, we have identified and provided empirical evidence on how users validate the information they encounter on digital content platforms. Using data from Morning Consult, Pew Research Center, Reuters Institute, Statista, and Visme, we performed analyses and made estimates regarding percentage of U.S. adults who say completely made-up news has caused confusion about basic facts of current events, proportion who say they were exposed to completely made-up news in the past week, and share who say their media reports the news accurately.
ISSN:1948-9145
2374-4383
DOI:10.22381/GHIR10220186