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With experience and interest in critical thinking, misinformation, and psychology, part of my recent research focuses on how social media information environments shape people's critical thinking. I have led four interdisciplinary research projects, including GRF, PPR, QEF etc., with collaborators in journalism, education, and psychology. My recent work includes studying correction strategies for health misinformation.
Research Interests
critical thinking; psychology of misinformation; health misinformation; news literacy; cognitive bias
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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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Empowering Digital Discernment: Designing and Testing Real-time Critical Thinking Nudges for Adolescent Social Media News Engagement
KU, K. Y. L. (PI), LIU, T. (CoI) & Song, Y. (CoI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
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
150 Citations (Scopus) -
Empowering critical thinking in combating social media misinformation: Testing efficacy of digital “boost and nudge” interventions
Ku, K. Y. L., Li, J., Lun, V. M. C., Tsang, Y. K., Lui, M., Kong, Q. & Song, Y., Feb 2026, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 175, 13 p., 108829.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
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
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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Helping young students cope with the threat of fake news: efficacy of news literacy training for junior-secondary school students in Hong Kong
Ku, K. Y. L., Fung, T. M. Y., Au, A. C. Y., Choy, A. Y. O., Kajimoto, M. & Song, Y., Jul 2025, In: Educational Studies. 51, 4, p. 588-606 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus)