During crises, the proliferation of misinformation, often termed" infodemics," can severely
compromise Shared Situational Awareness (SSA) and impede effective response. With the …

Given the widespread misinformation problem in societies across the globe, scholars aiming
to combat misinformation wish to change verification behaviors at the individual level. To …

We aim to investigate how Cognitive Overload, Anxiety, Cognitive Fatigue, Avoidance
Behavior and Data Literacy are related in Big Data environments. We developed a survey …

Several studies have explored the causes and consequences of public engagement with
misinformation and, more recently, COVID-19 misinformation. However, there is still a need …

Purpose The ballooning health misinformation on social media raises grave concerns.
Drawing upon the SOR (Stimulus-Organism-Response) model and the information …

Social media users' active fact-checking as a way to restrain health misinformation has
received considerable attention. With the protection motivation theory (PMT), this study …

Purpose Drawing upon the third-person effect (TPE) theory, this study focuses on two types
of misinformation countering intentions (ie simple correction and correction with justification) …

The prevalence of multi-channel information consumption, which involves the simultaneous
engagement with multiple information sources across various platforms, underscores the …

The growth of populist movements in the US necessitates further understanding of how they
use social media and evaluate elites. Work on populist attitudes suggests skepticism of …

Objective Social media are promising channels for health communication promoting positive
weight‐related behaviors, but no prior studies have synthesized evidence on the …