Determinants of individuals' belief in fake news: A scoping review determinants of belief in fake news.

<h4>Background</h4>Proliferation of misinformation in digital news environments can harm society in a number of ways, but its dangers are most acute when citizens believe that false news is factually accurate. A recent wave of empirical research focuses on factors that explain why people...

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Autores principales:	Kirill Bryanov, Victoria Vziatysheva
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5150867a259e4aa0923d1113c855207d2021-12-02T20:10:03ZDeterminants of individuals' belief in fake news: A scoping review determinants of belief in fake news.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0253717https://doaj.org/article/5150867a259e4aa0923d1113c855207d2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253717https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Proliferation of misinformation in digital news environments can harm society in a number of ways, but its dangers are most acute when citizens believe that false news is factually accurate. A recent wave of empirical research focuses on factors that explain why people fall for the so-called fake news. In this scoping review, we summarize the results of experimental studies that test different predictors of individuals' belief in misinformation.<h4>Methods</h4>The review is based on a synthetic analysis of 26 scholarly articles. The authors developed and applied a search protocol to two academic databases, Scopus and Web of Science. The sample included experimental studies that test factors influencing users' ability to recognize fake news, their likelihood to trust it or intention to engage with such content. Relying on scoping review methodology, the authors then collated and summarized the available evidence.<h4>Results</h4>The study identifies three broad groups of factors contributing to individuals' belief in fake news. Firstly, message characteristics-such as belief consistency and presentation cues-can drive people's belief in misinformation. Secondly, susceptibility to fake news can be determined by individual factors including people's cognitive styles, predispositions, and differences in news and information literacy. Finally, accuracy-promoting interventions such as warnings or nudges priming individuals to think about information veracity can impact judgements about fake news credibility. Evidence suggests that inoculation-type interventions can be both scalable and effective. We note that study results could be partly driven by design choices such as selection of stimuli and outcome measurement.<h4>Conclusions</h4>We call for expanding the scope and diversifying designs of empirical investigations of people's susceptibility to false information online. We recommend examining digital platforms beyond Facebook, using more diverse formats of stimulus material and adding a comparative angle to fake news research.Kirill BryanovVictoria VziatyshevaPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 6, p e0253717 (2021)
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description	<h4>Background</h4>Proliferation of misinformation in digital news environments can harm society in a number of ways, but its dangers are most acute when citizens believe that false news is factually accurate. A recent wave of empirical research focuses on factors that explain why people fall for the so-called fake news. In this scoping review, we summarize the results of experimental studies that test different predictors of individuals' belief in misinformation.<h4>Methods</h4>The review is based on a synthetic analysis of 26 scholarly articles. The authors developed and applied a search protocol to two academic databases, Scopus and Web of Science. The sample included experimental studies that test factors influencing users' ability to recognize fake news, their likelihood to trust it or intention to engage with such content. Relying on scoping review methodology, the authors then collated and summarized the available evidence.<h4>Results</h4>The study identifies three broad groups of factors contributing to individuals' belief in fake news. Firstly, message characteristics-such as belief consistency and presentation cues-can drive people's belief in misinformation. Secondly, susceptibility to fake news can be determined by individual factors including people's cognitive styles, predispositions, and differences in news and information literacy. Finally, accuracy-promoting interventions such as warnings or nudges priming individuals to think about information veracity can impact judgements about fake news credibility. Evidence suggests that inoculation-type interventions can be both scalable and effective. We note that study results could be partly driven by design choices such as selection of stimuli and outcome measurement.<h4>Conclusions</h4>We call for expanding the scope and diversifying designs of empirical investigations of people's susceptibility to false information online. We recommend examining digital platforms beyond Facebook, using more diverse formats of stimulus material and adding a comparative angle to fake news research.
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title	Determinants of individuals' belief in fake news: A scoping review determinants of belief in fake news.
title_short	Determinants of individuals' belief in fake news: A scoping review determinants of belief in fake news.
title_full	Determinants of individuals' belief in fake news: A scoping review determinants of belief in fake news.
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title_full_unstemmed	Determinants of individuals' belief in fake news: A scoping review determinants of belief in fake news.
title_sort	determinants of individuals' belief in fake news: a scoping review determinants of belief in fake news.
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Determinants of individuals' belief in fake news: A scoping review determinants of belief in fake news.

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