How Types of Facebook Users Approach News Verification in the Mobile Media Age: Insights from the Dual-Information-Processing Model

Because social media have become a primary means by which fake news is received and disseminated, verifying the accuracy of such news has become an increasingly critical practice for individual users. Drawing on the dual-information-processing model, this study uses two-wave panel survey data collec...

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Vydané v:Mass communication & society Ročník 24; číslo 2; s. 233 - 258
Hlavný autor: Ping Yu, Rebecca
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Philadelphia Routledge 04.03.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Digital media
Entertainment
Leisure
Mixers
Motivation
News
News media
Social media
Social networks
Verification
ISSN:1520-5436, 1532-7825
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Shrnutí:Because social media have become a primary means by which fake news is received and disseminated, verifying the accuracy of such news has become an increasingly critical practice for individual users. Drawing on the dual-information-processing model, this study uses two-wave panel survey data collected in Taiwan to investigate users' verification processes. Results reveal three user-types based on motivation for Facebook use-omnivores, entertainment-oriented mixers, and leisure-convenience seekers-and show that omnivores who are high in all motivations are more likely to engage in elaborative processing and subsequent verification of news than leisure-convenience seekers who use Facebook mainly for leisure and convenience purposes. Further, the indirect effects are weaker for entertainment-oriented mixers with higher levels of mobile Facebook use, compared to leisure-convenience seekers.
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ISSN:1520-5436
1532-7825
DOI:10.1080/15205436.2020.1839104