Who spread COVID-19 (mis)information online? Differential informedness, psychological mechanisms, and intervention strategies
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Highlights：
• The misinformed and uninformed spread misinformation more likely than the informed.
• The misinformed share misinformation for same reasons as the informed sharing truth.
• Information arousing positive emotions tends to go viral in contexts of COVID-19.
• Accuracy-nudge interventions decrease sharing intentions of misinformation and fact.
• Emotion-priming interventions increase sharing intentions of positive information.
摘要
•The misinformed and uninformed spread misinformation more likely than the informed.•The misinformed share misinformation for same reasons as the informed sharing truth.•Information arousing positive emotions tends to go viral in contexts of COVID-19.•Accuracy-nudge interventions decrease sharing intentions of misinformation and fact.•Emotion-priming interventions increase sharing intentions of positive information.
论文关键词：Spread of information online,Misinformation,Informedness,Risk perception,Emotion,Motivation,Intervention,COVID-19
论文评审过程：Received 24 February 2022, Revised 4 July 2022, Accepted 10 September 2022, Available online 13 September 2022, Version of Record 20 September 2022.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107486
