The spread of misinformation in social media has become a severe threat to public interests.
For example, several incidents of public health concerns arose out of social media …

A summary of the public opinion research on misinformation in the realm of science/health
reveals inconsistencies in how the term has been defined and operationalized. A diverse set …

Concerns over fake news have triggered a renewed interest in various forms of media
literacy. Prevailing expectations posit that literacy interventions help audiences to be …

The current study examines the associations of the dark side of social media use and fake
news sharing behavior among social media users. A large cross-sectional data from 1022 …

This study investigates the underlying motives for online fake news sharing during the
COVID-19 pandemic, an unprecedented time that witnessed a spike in the spread of false …

This paper contains an overview of the relevant economic research literature on the digital
transformation of news markets and the impact on the quality of news. It compares various …

Fake news is playing an increasingly dominant role in spreading misinformation by
influencing people's perceptions or knowledge to distort their awareness and decision …

In today's society with polarized opinions, fake news has significantly affected people's trust
in online news. Informed by the third-person effect (TPE) and influence of presumed …

Purpose The extensive distribution of fake news on the internet (FNI) has significantly
affected many lives. Although numerous studies have recently been conducted on this topic …

Health misinformation has become an unfortunate truism of social media platforms, where
lies could spread faster than truth. Despite considerable work devoted to suppressing fake …