@inproceedings{aab5ac34f75e4aa5b18cfa058b5e4491,
title = "In news we trust?: Examining credibility and sharing behaviors of fake news",
abstract = "New communication technologies afford individuals the ability to not only consume media, but also create and share content with others. The purpose of this study is to investigate various factors that influence perceptions of credibility and sharing behaviors. Unfortunately, information disseminated via the Internet does not always contain factual, unbiased information. This study randomly assigned 207 participants to one of six conditions where they were exposed to news articles containing factual or false information and one of three political frames (balanced, right-leaning, left-leaning) to identify the environmental (distraction levels and screen size) and individual factors (political interest and religiosity) that influence perceptions of credibility and sharing behavior. Results suggests that credibility positively influenced sharing behavior, regardless of condition. Additionally, political interest was found as a positive predictor of sharing behavior and religiosity was found as a positive predictor of credibility. Findings are discussed in terms of theoretical and practical implications.",
keywords = "Credibility, Fake news, Sharing behavior",
author = "Stefanone, \{Michael A.\} and Matthew Vollmer and Covert, \{Jessica M.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 ACM.; 10th International Conference on Social Media and Society: Rethinking Privacy and Trust, SMSociety 2019 ; Conference date: 19-07-2019 Through 21-07-2019",
year = "2019",
month = jul,
day = "19",
doi = "10.1145/3328529.3328554",
language = "English",
series = "ACM International Conference Proceeding Series",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery ",
pages = "136--147",
booktitle = "10th International Conference on Social Media and Society",
address = "United States",
}