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Zhou et al. Linguistics and Misinformation Study Results
Comparing the number of shares between false posts with certain linguistic traits to true articles, the results were as follows:
- The effect of persuasive words and uncertainty words on misinformation dissemination was significant.
- Emotion words (both negative and positive) and comparative words did not have a significant impact on dissemination of false posts compared to true posts
- Information richness had a complex, moderating effect
- The interaction between images and persuasive and uncertainty words is positive and significant, but the interaction between videos and persuasive words and uncertainty is negative and significant.
- The interaction between information richness and negative emotion words is positive and significant.
- The interaction between images and comparative words is significant, but the interaction between comparative words and videos is nonsignificant
- Videos did not positively influence misinformation dissemination, contradicting the hypothesis.
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Updated 2021-08-18
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