Twitter Misinformation Labels vs. Scientist’s Fact-Checking Responses?: Evaluating the Strategies Debunking Misinformation About COVID-19 on Twitter

Jiemin Looi; Won-ki Moon; Patrick Jamar; Nichole Bennett; Anthony Dudo

Twitter Misinformation Labels vs. Scientist’s Fact-Checking Responses? Evaluating the Strategies Debunking Misinformation About COVID-19 on Twitter

Jiemin Looi^*
, Won-ki Moon
, Patrick Jamar
, Nichole Bennett
, Anthony Dudo

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Communication Studies

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Abstract

Utilizing the source credibility framework and MAIN model, this study examined how non-content credibility indicators affected individuals’ beliefs and behavioral intentions about COVID-19 on Twitter. Using quota sampling, 310 participants participated in a 3 (misinformation source: politician vs. journalist vs. ordinary user) X 2 (fact-checking source: Twitter vs. scientist) between-subjects factorial experiment. Misinformation from journalists enhanced participants’ belief in misinformation the most. Meanwhile, misinformation from politicians enhanced participants’ intention to share misinformation the most. Notably, scientists enhanced participants’ beliefs and intentions to share fact-checking responses more than Twitter misinformation warning labels. Theoretical contributions, practical implications, and future research are discussed.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 27 May 2021
Event	71st Annual International Communication Association Conference, ICA 2021 - Virtual Duration: 27 May 2021 → 31 May 2021 https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.icahdq.org/resource/resmgr/conference/2021/2021-printprogram.pdf (Conference program)

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Conference	71st Annual International Communication Association Conference, ICA 2021
Period	27/05/21 → 31/05/21
Other	Engaging the Essential Work of Care: Communication, Connectedness, and Social Justice
Internet address	https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.icahdq.org/resource/resmgr/conference/2021/2021-printprogram.pdf (Conference program)

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Twitter Misinformation Labels vs. Scientist’s Fact-Checking Responses? Evaluating the Strategies Debunking Misinformation About COVID-19 on Twitter. / Looi, Jiemin; Moon, Won-ki; Jamar, Patrick et al.
2021. Paper presented at 71st Annual International Communication Association Conference, ICA 2021.

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