“Others are more vulnerable to fake news than I Am”: Third-person effect of COVID-19 fake news on social media users

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Highlights：

• Third-person perception (TPP) of COVID-19 fake news susceptibility was prevalent among our respondents.

• Communal engagement directly and indirectly increased TPP of COVID-19 fake news, mediated by perceived knowledge and self-efficacy.

• Although communal engagement increased negative emotion towards COVID-19, this did not increase TPP.

摘要

•Third-person perception (TPP) of COVID-19 fake news susceptibility was prevalent among our respondents.•Communal engagement directly and indirectly increased TPP of COVID-19 fake news, mediated by perceived knowledge and self-efficacy.•Although communal engagement increased negative emotion towards COVID-19, this did not increase TPP.

论文关键词：Third-person perception,Fake news,Social media,COVID-19

论文评审过程：Received 4 March 2021, Revised 4 July 2021, Accepted 11 July 2021, Available online 12 July 2021, Version of Record 14 July 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106950