Exposure to misinformation : Patterns and predictors

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMiscommunicating the COVID-19 Pandemic
Subtitle of host publicationAn Asian Perspective
EditorsRan Wei, Ven-Hwei Lo, Yi-Hui Christine Huang, Dong Dong, Hai Liang, Guanxiong Huang, Sibo Wang
PublisherRoutledge 
Chapter4
Pages47-68
ISBN (electronic)9781003355984
ISBN (print)9781000954685, 9781032410470, 9781032408880
Publication statusPublished - 2024

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NameRoutledge Advances in Internationalizing Media Studies
Number30

Abstract

Using web survey data in the four studied cities, this chapter explores the patterns of exposure to debunked yet popularly circulated COVID-19 misinformation on social media such as WeChat, Facebook, and Twitter. It examines the types of COVID-19 misinformation (e.g., infectiousness, transmission routes, protection measures, and vaccines) that the respondents encounter the most often, and ties the encounters to their demographic characteristics and social differentiators. It further analyzes individual-level predictors and societal-level factors that affect respondents’ exposure to COVID-19 misinformation, including comparisons of the similarities and differences of exposure to COVID-19 misinformation across the four cities studied. The insight from the key findings is that full access to digital media and transparency reduce exposure to misinformation.

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Exposure to misinformation: Patterns and predictors. / Huang, Guanxiong; Yu, Wenting.
Miscommunicating the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Asian Perspective. ed. / Ran Wei; Ven-Hwei Lo; Yi-Hui Christine Huang; Dong Dong; Hai Liang; Guanxiong Huang; Sibo Wang. Routledge , 2024. p. 47-68 (Routledge Advances in Internationalizing Media Studies; No. 30).

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author)peer-review