Exposure to Difference on Facebook, Trust, and Political Knowledge

Hopp, Toby; Ferrucci, Patrick; Vargo, Chris J.; Fisher, Jolene

doi:10.1080/15205436.2020.1823002

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“…Another operationalization is a "total-scale of discussion-network" (Yoo and Gil de Z uñiga, 2019, p. 4) that focuses on the frequencies with which individuals talk with others who are of the same or different race, gender, network ties, political viewpoints and ideologies (e.g. Hopp et al, 2020;Yoo and Gil de Z uñiga, 2019). For the present study, we choose the second operationalization because "the distinctive characteristics of the digital media are found in demographic, socioeconomic, and political aspects" (Yoo and Gil de Z uñiga, 2019, p. 5).…”

Section: Homogeneous Online Discussionmentioning

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Understanding the “infodemic”: social media news use, homogeneous online discussion, self-perceived media literacy and misperceptions about COVID-19

Borah²,

Xiao³

2022

OIR

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PurposeThis study has three main purposes: (1) to investigate the association between social media news use and misperceptions about COVID-19; (2) to explore the mediating role of homogeneous online discussion; (3) and to understand whether the extent to which one perceives themselves as media-literate could moderate the relationship.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted an online survey and collected data through Amazon Mechanical Turk. A total of 797 participants aged 18 and above completed the survey. The average age of the respondents is 38.40 years (SD = 12.31), and 41.2% were female. In terms of party identification, 30.8% were reported leaning toward Republicans; 53.7% leaned toward Democrats, and 15.4% were reported neutral.FindingsResults from a moderated mediation model show that social media news use is positively associated with misperceptions about the COVID-19. Moreover, homogeneous online discussion was a significant mediator of the relationship between social media news use and misperceptions about COVID-19. Further, self-perceived media literacy (SPML) significantly moderated the main and indirect effects between social media news use and COVID-19 misperceptions, such that the associations became weaker among those with higher SPML.Originality/valueFindings provide insights into the significance of online information sources, discussion network heterogeneity and media literacy education. Although there have been many studies on misinformation, prior research has not examined these relationships, which may help provide solutions to cope with misinformation.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-06-2021-0305

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Section: Homogeneous Online Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Another operationalization is a “total-scale of discussion-network” (Yoo and Gil de Zúñiga, 2019, p. 4) that focuses on the frequencies with which individuals talk with others who are of the same or different race, gender, network ties, political viewpoints and ideologies (e.g. Hopp et al. , 2020; Yoo and Gil de Zúñiga, 2019).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding the “infodemic”: social media news use, homogeneous online discussion, self-perceived media literacy and misperceptions about COVID-19

Borah²,

Xiao³

2022

OIR

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“…With the growing role of social media as a source of news (Anspach 2017;Boczkowski et al 2018;Fletcher and Nielsen 2018;Hopp et al 2020), videos of violence by police posted on social media have become an increasingly prominent source of hashtags and an impetus for mobilizing social justice movements (Anderson 2016;Bowman 2017;Clark et al 2017;Lake et al 2018). Social media sites such as Facebook are one means to rally the public (Miethe et al 2019), allowing users to discuss police brutality in online settings, independent of an incident's coverage in traditional media (Bordonaro and Willits 2018;Umamaheswar 2020).…”

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Exceptional Injustice: Facebook as a Reflection of Race- and Gender-Based Narratives Following the Death of George Floyd

Dixon

Dundes

2020

Social Sciences

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Following the death of George Floyd, Facebook posts about the Black Lives Matter movement (BLM) surged, creating the opportunity to examine reactions by race and sex. This study employed a two-part mixed methods approach beginning with an analysis of posts from a single college student’s Facebook newsfeed over a 12-week period, commencing on the date of George Floyd’s death (25 May 2020). A triangulation protocol enhanced exploratory observational–archival Facebook posts with qualitative data from 24 Black and White college students queried about their views of BLM and policing. The Facebook data revealed that White males, who were the least active in posting about BLM, were most likely to criticize BLM protests. They also believed incidents of police brutality were exceptions that tainted an otherwise commendable profession. In contrast, Black individuals commonly saw the case of George Floyd as consistent with a longstanding pattern of injustice that takes an emotional toll, and as an egregious exemplification of racism that calls for indictment of the status quo. The exploratory data in this article also illustrate how even for a cause célèbre, attention on Facebook ebbs over time. This phenomenon obscures the urgency of effecting change, especially for persons whose understanding of racism is influenced by its coverage on social media. The need to recognize the divergence of views—how they vary by sex and race and their connection to social media—remains critical for progress in determining the best steps forward in race relations and police reform.

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“…The overwhelming majority of disinformation is disseminated and then amplified through social media platforms (Fourney et al, 2017;Hopp et al, 2020b). While that fact remains undisputed, more recent work illustrates that those spreading fake news through social media tend to principally be people who selfidentify as ideologically extreme and lack trust in the mainstream media (Ferrucci et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…First, mainstream journalistic organizations are limited in their ability to combat fake news. They are frequently mistrusted and often lack epistemic standing, with groups most likely to share incorrect political and social information (e.g., Hopp et al, 2020b). Second, issue-by-issue refutation of factually incorrect information (e.g., fact-checking) is inefficient and cannot feasibly address all instances of mis- and disinformation.…”

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Let’s intervene: How platforms can combine media literacy and self-efficacy to fight fake news

Ferrucci,

Hopp

2023

Communication and the Public

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In light of concerns over the spread of so-called “fake news” on social media, organizations, and policymakers have increasingly sought to identify tools that can be used to stem the dissemination of misinformation and disinformation. Some evidence suggests that brief media literacy interventions might serve as an important means of helping social media users discern between “real” and “fake” news headlines. However, empirical research indicates that these effects tend to be relatively modest in magnitude. To that end, this study explored the degree to which epistemic self-efficacy beliefs may be able to positively “boost” media literacy interventions. Specifically, we used a series of 2 × 2 experiments to test the contention that the combinatory effects of epistemic self-efficacy and media literacy interventions will better equip users with the resources necessary to discern between disinformation and objectively produced news content. The results failed to indicate the presence of combinatory effects. We did, however, find initial evidence that epistemic self-efficacy beliefs may be importantly associated with the ability to properly classify both fake and mainstream news content.

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Exposure to Difference on Facebook, Trust, and Political Knowledge

Cited by 10 publications

References 69 publications

Understanding the “infodemic”: social media news use, homogeneous online discussion, self-perceived media literacy and misperceptions about COVID-19

Understanding the “infodemic”: social media news use, homogeneous online discussion, self-perceived media literacy and misperceptions about COVID-19

Exceptional Injustice: Facebook as a Reflection of Race- and Gender-Based Narratives Following the Death of George Floyd

Let’s intervene: How platforms can combine media literacy and self-efficacy to fight fake news

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