Political identity and fake news: individuals’ perceptions about credibility and sharing news
Social identity is marked by belonging or not belonging to groups created to categorize objects, events or people according to similarities and distinguish what is the same from what is different. People tend to get closer to those who share their beliefs and values, forming social bubbles which, in...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) |
| Repositorio: | Sociais e Humanas |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/74577 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://periodicos.ufsm.br/sociaisehumanas/article/view/74577 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Identidade social Credibilidade Viés de confirmação Polarização Fake news Social identity Credibility Confirmation bias Polarization |
| Sumario: | Social identity is marked by belonging or not belonging to groups created to categorize objects, events or people according to similarities and distinguish what is the same from what is different. People tend to get closer to those who share their beliefs and values, forming social bubbles which, in a polarized political scenario, become an environment conducive to the creation and dissemination of Fake News. This research aims to analyze the relationship between individuals’ political identity and their perceptions of the credibility and sharing of fake news. To achieve this goal, a correlational survey was carried out with 139 participants, who analyzed a set of news items (fake and real), indicating the credibility of each one and the possibility of sharing such news. The results showed a positive correlation between the level of credibility given to news stories and their likelihood of being shared. It was concluded that the perception of news as true is related to its sharing, which shows that, in general, people seem to contribute to disinformation by genuinely believing the news they share. |
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