Exploring Vulnerability to Misinformation on Social Media During Public Health Crises
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Utilizing misinformation that circulated during the Ebola outbreak in 2015 in the United States, we examined the predictors of vulnerability to misinformation, including Internet use for information purposes, need for cognition (NFC), anxiety management, and social interaction motivation for sharing Ebola information. Employing an online survey, in this study, we found that people who use the Internet to receive information are likely to have higher levels of NFC, and such high-NFC individuals are more likely to be susceptible to misinformation than low-NFC individuals. Furthermore, both types of motivation for information sharing moderated the indirect relationship between Internet use for information purposes and the vulnerability to Ebola-related misinformation through NFC. The theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.
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Utilizing misinformation that circulated during the Ebola outbreak in 2015 in the United States, we examined the predictors of vulnerability to misinformation, including Internet use for information purposes, need for cognition (NFC), anxiety management, and social interaction motivation for sharing Ebola information. Employing an online survey, in this study, we found that people who use the Internet to receive information are likely to have higher levels of NFC, and such high-NFC individuals are more likely to be susceptible to misinformation than low-NFC individuals. Furthermore, both types of motivation for information sharing moderated the indirect relationship between Internet use for information purposes and the vulnerability to Ebola-related misinformation through NFC. The theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.
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