Trust has long been considered an important factor that influences people's relationship with
news. However, the increase in the volume of information available online, together with the …

Partisan incivility is prevalent in news comments, but we have limited insight into how
journalists and news users engage with it. Gatekeeping, cognitive bias, and social identity …

While services for fact-checking and verification to counter fake news in social media have
increased, little research has investigated how journalists and the public perceive such …

Social media and its embedded user commentary are playing increasingly influential roles
in the news process. However, researchers' understanding of the social media commenting …

This study extends the nudge principle with media effects and credibility evaluation
perspectives to examine whether the effectiveness of fact-check alerts to deter news sharing …

High degrees of incivility and hostility in comment sections potentially threaten a deliberative
and inclusive discussion atmosphere. News outlets are struggling with effectively …

Scholars are increasingly concerned with the potential for uncivil discourse to enhance
political polarization in society (Mutz, 2006; Stryker, 2011). Political elites and partisans …

This study investigates the barriers to challenging others who post misinformation on social
media platforms. We conducted a survey amongst UK Facebook users (143 (57.2%) women …

There has been growing interest in research on news-related user comments. Here we
conduct the first systematic review of this literature—quantitatively and qualitatively (248 …

In a digital media environment where content distribution is shaped by technology
companies' algorithms and user behaviors, news organizations try to post content that can …