Is the message the medium? How politicians’ Twitter blunders affect perceived authenticity of Twitter communication

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Highlights：

• Politicians' blunders enhanced perceived authenticity of Twitter communication.

• Such effects were greater among those who attributed the blunders to the medium.

• Perceived Twitter authenticity elicited positive reactions to a politician's tweets.

摘要

•Politicians' blunders enhanced perceived authenticity of Twitter communication.•Such effects were greater among those who attributed the blunders to the medium.•Perceived Twitter authenticity elicited positive reactions to a politician's tweets.

论文关键词：Attribution (medium vs. dispositional),Authenticity,Blunder,Twitter

论文评审过程：Received 6 May 2019, Revised 1 November 2019, Accepted 1 November 2019, Available online 2 November 2019, Version of Record 9 November 2019.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.106188