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Perverse Downstream Consequences of Debunking - Factors that Drive Misinformation Sharing

  • People share more posts that trigger emotions, and emotions also contribute to interactions following the shared content
  • Accuracy does not seem to impact sharing patterns
  • Previous studies have found that posts with false fact-checker ratings were shared more than true claims, as well as no difference between accuracy and sharing
  • It’s not that people don’t care about accuracy; they simply don’t pay enough attention to determine whether the content they are sharing is true or not

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Updated 2021-08-07

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