Illusion of knowledge through Facebook news? Effects of snack news in a news feed on perceived knowledge, attitude strength, and willingness for discussions

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Highlights：

• Many news posts make people feel more knowledgeable than they are.

• Only knowledge perception (not actual knowledge) is related to attitudes and behavior.

• Many news posts indirectly affect attitudes and behavior through perceived knowledge.

• News articles improve both actual knowledge and knowledge assessment.

摘要

•Many news posts make people feel more knowledgeable than they are.•Only knowledge perception (not actual knowledge) is related to attitudes and behavior.•Many news posts indirectly affect attitudes and behavior through perceived knowledge.•News articles improve both actual knowledge and knowledge assessment.

论文关键词：Illusion of knowledge,Perceived knowledge,Online news,Social network sites,News consumption

论文评审过程：Received 5 April 2019, Revised 28 August 2019, Accepted 31 August 2019, Available online 4 September 2019, Version of Record 21 September 2019.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.08.031