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Biography
Stephanie Jean Tsang (PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, where she serves as the director of HKBU Fact Check. She has developed three major lines of inquiry: 1) the role of misinformation and disinformation in politics and health; 2) the impact of digital media on audience outcomes; and 3) the influence of message processing on social evaluations and behaviors. Her work has appeared in numerous scholarly journals including Journal of Communication, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Media Psychology, Communication Studies, and Journalism.
Research Interests
Fake News and Misinformation, Media Psychology, Science Communication, and Social Media Engagement
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Journeys of the nation: Investigating the use of flags in Chinese travel
FAYARD, G. M. (PI), TSANG, S. J. (CoI) & SAKAMOTO, A. (CoI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research project
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RGC Junior Research Fellow Scheme 2025/26
TSANG, S. J. (PI)
16/09/25 → 15/09/27
Project: Research project
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When Seeing Is No Longer Believing: Exploring the Processing, Effects, and Intervention Strategies of Deepfakes in Hong Kong
WANG, S. (PI) & TSANG, S. J. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research project
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Information Literacy Exhibition and Fact-checking Workshop by HKBU Fact Check
TSANG, S. J. (PI)
1/03/24 → 28/02/25
Project: Research project
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Science Literacy and Misinformation Susceptibility
TSANG, S. J. (PI)
1/08/23 → 31/08/25
Project: Research project
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Attention over content: evaluating the effectiveness of science education in countering climate misinformation
Tsang, S. J., 12 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement. p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Performance unfairness of large language models in cross-language fact-checking
WANG, D., TSANG, S. J. & Zhou, Y., Jun 2026, In: Information Processing and Management. 63, 4, 32 p., 104616.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Adolescents' Understanding of AI: Challenges and Opportunities for AI Literacy Education
Zhou, L. & Tsang, S. J., Jun 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
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Attention Over Content: The Impact of Science Literacy Education on Evaluating Climate Misinformation
Tsang, S. J., 14 Jul 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
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Beyond the Scapegoat: Investigating the Role of Translation in the Propagation of Fake News on Social Media
Tsang, S. J., Hu, B. & Liu, M., 29 May 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract › peer-review
Prizes
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Winner of Social Change Scholarship (Psychology and technology for humanity)
TSANG, S. J. (Recipient), 2020
Prize
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Data Mining with xMiner: Applications in Business and Media Studies
TSANG, S. J. (Organiser)
20 Mar 2023Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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事實查核能否應對虛假新聞：以浸大事實查核為例
TSANG, S. J. (Organiser)
14 Jan 2023Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Information Literacy and Factcheck
TSANG, S. J. (Organiser)
15 Nov 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Fake News in Asia: An IN-cube Webinar Series
TSANG, S. J. (Speaker)
24 Mar 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Checking the Fact-Checkers: A Global Perspective
TSANG, S. J. (Organiser)
23 May 2022 → 24 May 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
Press/Media
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A four-step process to transform everyone into a fact-checker
10/01/25
1 Media contribution
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Hurricane Milton unleashes torrent of fake videos, wild claims
24/10/24
1 item of Media coverage
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