Third person effects of fake news: Fake news regulation and media literacy interventions

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Highlights:

• Individuals showed third-person perception concerning the influence of fake news.

• Social undesirability, partisan identity, and efficacy were positive predictors of third-person perception.

• Third-person perception leads to support for media literacy intervention to combat fake news.

• Third-person perception leads to rejection of media regulation approach.

摘要

•Individuals showed third-person perception concerning the influence of fake news.•Social undesirability, partisan identity, and efficacy were positive predictors of third-person perception.•Third-person perception leads to support for media literacy intervention to combat fake news.•Third-person perception leads to rejection of media regulation approach.

论文关键词:Fake news,Third-person effect,Fake news regulation,Media literacy,Partisan identity

论文评审过程:Received 23 August 2017, Revised 18 November 2017, Accepted 21 November 2017, Available online 22 November 2017, Version of Record 26 November 2017.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.11.034