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Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Volume 6, Issue CSCW2

Article No.: 403, Pages 1 - 17

https://doi.org/10.1145/3555128

Published: 11 November 2022 Publication History

Abstract

How do the reasons people post misinformation affect how they respond to fact checking interventions? In this research, we conducted a qualitative study of people who shared misinformation. We started with stories marked as false by a popular fact checker, Snopes, and identified people who posted those stories on Reddit. We interviewed the posters about the story they shared and their five behaviorally distinct personas: Reason to Disagree, Changed Belief, Steadfast Non-Standard Belief, Sharing to Debunk, and Sharing for Humor. Our findings suggest that research to craft better interventions to counter misinformation might benefit from tailoring to specific personas that can serve as design tools for on-going misinformation intervention research.

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Reactions to Fact Checking
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Collaborative and social computing theory, concepts and paradigms
      1. Social media
    2. Empirical studies in collaborative and social computing

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Seelam APaul Choudhury ALiu CGoay MBali KVashistha A(2024)"Fact-checks are for the Top 0.1%": Examining Reach, Awareness, and Relevance of Fact-Checking in Rural IndiaProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/36373338:CSCW1(1-34)Online publication date: 26-Apr-2024
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