"Perceptions of accuracy in online news during the COVID-19 pandemic" by Mashael Almoqbet, Jordan Vanzyl et al.
 

Perceptions of accuracy in online news during the COVID-19 pandemic

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2023

Abstract

In this research, we assessed how young adults determine the accuracy of news articles and sources through a seven-day diary study. We performed a qualitative analysis on the participants’ responses and found that the participants mainly used nine different strategies to evaluate the accuracy of COVID news. The majority of respondents relied on their inherent trust and the reputation of a given news outlet instead of actively determining if the information was accurate. Young adults also used their perception of the quality of the article, personal logical reasoning, cross referencing the information, availability of data, among others. We discuss the implications of the results and propose practical suggestions

Identifier

85153397743 (Scopus)

Publication Title

First Monday

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v28i3.12342

ISSN

13960466

Issue

3

Volume

28

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