The effect of message modality on memory for political disinformation: Lessons from the 2021 U.S capitol riots

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Highlights:

• Disinformation news content is recalled at a similar rate as content that is factually correct.

• Partisans might be more tempted to communicate story details that support their party regardless if it is accurate.

• Exposure to text and image articles generated greater recall when compared to video for non-disinformation news.

• Exposure to the text article and video generated greater recall when compared to the image article for disinformation news.

• Expectancy-violation may explain differentiating rates of recall across modalities and news types.

摘要

•Disinformation news content is recalled at a similar rate as content that is factually correct.•Partisans might be more tempted to communicate story details that support their party regardless if it is accurate.•Exposure to text and image articles generated greater recall when compared to video for non-disinformation news.•Exposure to the text article and video generated greater recall when compared to the image article for disinformation news.•Expectancy-violation may explain differentiating rates of recall across modalities and news types.

论文关键词:Disinformation,Message modality,Content memory,Partisanship,Online news

论文评审过程:Received 1 August 2021, Revised 19 January 2022, Accepted 14 February 2022, Available online 22 February 2022, Version of Record 28 February 2022.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107241