ABSTRACT

Using a mixed-design online experiment, this study examined how individuals determine the quality of information they encounter online and engage in information verification and authentication processes. An online experiment tested the effects of “fake news” labels as discounting cues on individuals’ ability to correctly identify disinformation and their motivations to authenticate it with other credible sources. Results showed main effects of this “fake news” cue in online comments on participants’ accuracy in identifying fake news, need to authenticate the information, and their reliance on legacy news channels to do so.

中文翻译：

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他们说这是“假的”：打折在线评论中的提示对信息质量判断和信息认证的影响

摘要

本研究使用混合设计的在线实验，研究了个人如何确定他们在网上遇到的信息的质量，以及如何参与信息验证和认证过程。一项在线实验测试了“假新闻”标签作为打折线索对个人正确识别虚假信息的能力以及他们通过其他可信来源对其进行验证的动机的影响。结果显示，在线评论中的这种“假新闻”线索对参与者识别假新闻的准确性、验证信息的需要以及他们对传统新闻渠道的依赖的主要影响。