Abstract
This paper investigates how different framings of fake news on social protests are related to readers' responses on Facebook. A 2 (news standpoint: pro-protest vs. pro-establishment) × 2 (violence description: protesters' violence vs. police’ violence) within-participants web-based experimental survey (N = 90) was used to study readers’ intention to like, share, and comment on Facebook. Results suggested that exposure to different framings of fake news led readers to respond differently on Facebook. Moreover, the intention to click “Like” did not necessarily translate to the intention to click “Share” or “Comment” and vice versa. This paper concludes with theoretical implications, practical implications, and limitations.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 694-696 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:84 Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science & Technology | Oct. 29 – Nov. 3, 2021 | Salt Lake City, UT. Author(s) retain copyright, but ASIS&T receives an exclusive publication license.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Computer Science
- Library and Information Sciences
Keywords
- Fake news
- News framing
- Social media
- Social protest
