TY - JOUR
T1 - Does Length Matter? The Impact of Fact-Check Length in Reducing COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation
AU - Tandoc, Edson C.
AU - Lee, James Chong Boi
AU - Lee, Sangwon
AU - Quek, Pei Jun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Mass Communication & Society Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This study examines the impact of message length and audience’s perceived information overload on the effectiveness of a fact-check in reducing belief in fake news within the COVID-19 vaccination context. Through an online experiment (N = 374) conducted in Singapore, we found an interaction effect between one’s level of information overload and the type of fact-check that was being shown (short, medium, or long). The findings from this study help to extend the literature on the effectiveness of fact-checks in reducing general public’s belief in fake news.
AB - This study examines the impact of message length and audience’s perceived information overload on the effectiveness of a fact-check in reducing belief in fake news within the COVID-19 vaccination context. Through an online experiment (N = 374) conducted in Singapore, we found an interaction effect between one’s level of information overload and the type of fact-check that was being shown (short, medium, or long). The findings from this study help to extend the literature on the effectiveness of fact-checks in reducing general public’s belief in fake news.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85145044472&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15205436.2022.2155195
DO - 10.1080/15205436.2022.2155195
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85145044472
SN - 1520-5436
VL - 27
SP - 679
EP - 709
JO - Mass Communication and Society
JF - Mass Communication and Society
IS - 4
ER -
