Oberiri Destiny Apuke, Bahiyah Omar
2020.7.30TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS
tlooto Summary
It was found that social media users’ motivations for information sharing, socialisation, information seeking and pass time predicted the sharing of false information about COVID-19, and no significant association was found for entertainment motivation.
Abstract
Highlights • Social media, fake news, and COVID-19.• Misinformation on social media has fuelled panic regarding the COVID-19.• Altruism is the strongest predictor of fake news sharing on COVID-19.• Socialization, information seeking and pass time predict fake news sharing.• Entertainment is not associated with sharing fake news on COVID-19.
Citation format
APUKE, Oberiri Destiny; OMAR, Bahiyah. Fake news and COVID-19: Modelling the predictors of fake news sharing among social media users. TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS, 2020, 56: 101475–101475.