Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 679-709 |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| Journal | Mass Communication and Society |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 Mass Communication & Society Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
-
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Does Length Matter? The Impact of Fact-Check Length in Reducing COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver