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Chinese Name
顧伊麗
Biography
With experience and interest in critical thinking, misinformation, and psychology, part of my recent research focuses on how social media information environments shape the way people think critically. I have led three interdisciplinary research with collaborators in Journalism, Education, and Psychology. My recent projects include correction strategies of health misinformation.
Research Interests
Critical thinking; misinformation; fake news; news literacy; cognitive bias
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Promoting Smart and Positive News Engagement: News Literacy Education in the Digital Age.
KU, K. Y. L. (PI)
1/09/19 → 31/08/22
Project: Research project
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Investigating Hong Kong Students' Critical News Literacy in the Age of Social Media
KU, K. Y. L. (PI)
3/07/17 → 2/07/18
Project: Research project
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What predicts adolescents’ critical thinking about real-life news? The roles of social media news consumption and news media literacy
Ku, K. Y. L., Kong, Q., Song, Y., Deng, L., Kang, Y. & Hu, A., Sept 2019, In: Thinking Skills and Creativity. 33, 100570.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Correction Approaches and Hashtag Framing in Addressing Mpox Misinformation on Instagram
Ku, K. Y. L., Li, J., Luo, Y. & Song, Y., Apr 2025, In: Health Education Research. 40, 2, 11 p., cyaf009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Fake news sharing and correction driven by COVID-19 prosociality
Ku, K. Y. L., Lu, Y., Zhou, Y. & Song, Y., 5 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Applied Journalism and Media Studies. p. 1-22 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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When Corrections Fail: Effects of Misinformation Targets, Repeated Exposure, and Partisanship on Misinformation Beliefs
Song, Y., Lu, Y., Tsang, S. J., Zhang, J. & Ku, K. Y. L., Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Communication. 19, p. 392-416 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Critical Thinking in the Age of a COVID-19 and Infodemic-Filled Media
Choy, A. Y. O., Ku, K. Y. L., Au, A. C. Y. & Tong, T. M. Y., 30 Sept 2024, The Encyclopedia of COVID (18 Volume Set). Ng-Lau, S. (ed.). Nova Science Publishers, Vol. 16. p. 4373-4384 12 p.Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review