Exploring Disinformation: The interplay of exposure, trust, and sharing

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=8bn4mZBB0V" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=8bn4mZBB0V</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100686" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100686</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Exploring Disinformation: The interplay of exposure, trust, and sharing

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Disinformation, defined as false information deliberately created and communicated as true to influence beliefs or behavior, poses a growing threat to democratic societies and public discourse. This study examined patterns of disinformation exposure, trust, and sharing among adults in the Czech Republic-a small European democratic country. Using survey data from 3240 participants collected in June 2023, we investigated how sociodemographic factors relate to these dimensions of disinformation engagement. Findings show that older individuals, those with lower educational attainment, and women are more likely to trust disinformation. Prior exposure was strongly associated with increased trust in disinformation narratives, consistent with the familiarity effect described in prior research. Trust, in turn, was the strongest predictor of sharing behavior, suggesting that disinformation is often spread by individuals who genuinely believe it, rather than by deliberate deceivers. By combining real-world narratives with a standardized assessment framework, this study provides insight into who is most vulnerable to disinformation and why. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of how disinformation circulates in the general population and which groups are most susceptible.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Exploring Disinformation: The interplay of exposure, trust, and sharing

Popis výsledku anglicky

Disinformation, defined as false information deliberately created and communicated as true to influence beliefs or behavior, poses a growing threat to democratic societies and public discourse. This study examined patterns of disinformation exposure, trust, and sharing among adults in the Czech Republic-a small European democratic country. Using survey data from 3240 participants collected in June 2023, we investigated how sociodemographic factors relate to these dimensions of disinformation engagement. Findings show that older individuals, those with lower educational attainment, and women are more likely to trust disinformation. Prior exposure was strongly associated with increased trust in disinformation narratives, consistent with the familiarity effect described in prior research. Trust, in turn, was the strongest predictor of sharing behavior, suggesting that disinformation is often spread by individuals who genuinely believe it, rather than by deliberate deceivers. By combining real-world narratives with a standardized assessment framework, this study provides insight into who is most vulnerable to disinformation and why. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of how disinformation circulates in the general population and which groups are most susceptible.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

30300 - Health sciences

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Computers in Human Behavior Reports

ISSN

2451-9588

e-ISSN

2451-9588

Svazek periodika

18

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

May

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

100686

Kód UT WoS článku

001490657800001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105004472114