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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.101964
	Priming critical thinking: Simple interventions limit the influence of fake news about climate change on Facebook
	Lutzke L.; Drummond C.; Slovic P.; Árvai J.
发表日期	2019
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	58
英文摘要	Fake news about climate change refers to fabricated information that mimics the appearance of legitimate reporting but is intended to mislead consumers. In light of concerns about fake news regarding climate change and other topics, researchers and media providers have been searching for ways to limit its spread and influence. This study tested the effect of two simple interventions, both of which primed critical thinking, on individuals’ evaluation of the credibility of real and fake news about climate change on Facebook. Through an online experiment (n = 2,750 participants), participants either read a series of guidelines for evaluating news online, or read and then rated the importance of each guideline; a control group was not exposed to guidelines of any type. We found that participants exposed to both types of guidelines reported a reduced likelihood to trust, like, and share fake news about climate change on Facebook. Importantly, exposure to these guidelines did not diminish individuals’ likelihood to trust, like, or share legitimate climate news. The effect sizes for both types of intervention were small. However, because of the scale and speed at which social media operates, even a small reduction in users’ likelihood to trust, like, and share fake news could be meaningful and impactful. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Climate change; Critical thinking; Facebook; Fake news; Social media
学科领域	climate change; experimental study; guideline; media role; perception; public attitude; social media; social network
语种	英语
scopus关键词	climate change; experimental study; guideline; media role; perception; public attitude; social media; social network
来源期刊	Global Environmental change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117023
作者单位	School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, 440 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Erb Institute, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, 700 East University, Kresge Hall, 3rd Floor West, Suite 3510, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Decision Research, 1201 Oak Street, Suite 200, Eugene, OR 97401, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lutzke L.,Drummond C.,Slovic P.,et al. Priming critical thinking: Simple interventions limit the influence of fake news about climate change on Facebook[J],2019,58.
APA	Lutzke L.,Drummond C.,Slovic P.,&Árvai J..(2019).Priming critical thinking: Simple interventions limit the influence of fake news about climate change on Facebook.Global Environmental change,58.
MLA	Lutzke L.,et al."Priming critical thinking: Simple interventions limit the influence of fake news about climate change on Facebook".Global Environmental change 58(2019).