ABSTRACT

Studies have suggested that rumors may ultimately be “self-corrected” by online crowds. Following the previous literature, we explored how two perceptual factors, including the third-person perception (TPP) and perceived norms, predict people’s intentions to correct misinformation online. Our findings show that people’s corrective intentions are positively associated with both factors. While previous scholarship typically understands corrective actions as outward behaviors that identify “other people” as the subjects of correction, our study reveals that TPP and perceived norms also associate with misinformation spreader’s intentions to self-correct. Implications of these findings to the literature of corrective actions and misinformation are discussed.

摘要

研究表明，谣言最终可能会被在线人群“自我纠正”。根据之前的文献，我们探讨了包括第三人称感知 (TPP) 和感知规范在内的两个感知因素如何预测人们在网上纠正错误信息的意图。我们的研究结果表明，人们的纠正意图与这两个因素都呈正相关。虽然以前的学术研究通常将纠正行为理解为将“其他人”视为纠正对象的外在行为，但我们的研究表明，TPP 和感知规范也与错误信息传播者自我纠正的意图有关。讨论了这些发现对纠正措施和错误信息文献的影响。