People or organizations that appear to be credible and qualified can also spread misinformation when not all the facts are clear, especially during a scary event such as the train derailment in East ...

An Instagram user, Tommy Vext, recently posted, “If your global crisis requires publicity stunts to convince everyone there is a crisis, there is no global crisis.” Climate change is a major concern, ...

As the Diddy trial continues to make headlines, the rise of cosplay journalism driven by influencers and content creators sharing unsubstantiated claims is eroding the foundation of trustworthy news.

Labeling the credibility of information sources does not shift the consumption of news away from low-quality sources or reduce belief in widely circulated inaccurate claims among average internet ...

A recent study published in the journal Cognition and Emotion suggests that feeling morally angry makes people more likely to rapidly share misinformation online. The research provides evidence that ...

The present study enhances our understanding of followers’ perceptions of the information credibility of Chinese social media influencers. Employing the heuristic-systematic model, we examined the ...

Social media superspreaders have the ability to rapidly disseminate information, regardless of its veracity. This means they can influence consequential conversations—for better or worse—related to ...