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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/34882| Appears in Collections: | Management, Work and Organisation Journal Articles |
| Peer Review Status: | Refereed |
| Title: | Fake news on Social Media: the Impact on Society |
| Author(s): | Olan, Femi Jayawickrama, Uchitha Arakpogun, Emmanuel Ogiemwonyi Suklan, Jana Liu, Shaofeng |
| Contact Email: | emmanuel.arakpogun@stir.ac.uk |
| Keywords: | Fake news Misinformation Societal acceptance Social media Societal values True news |
| Issue Date: | 19-Jan-2022 |
| Date Deposited: | 8-Feb-2023 |
| Citation: | Olan F, Jayawickrama U, Arakpogun EO, Suklan J & Liu S (2022) Fake news on Social Media: the Impact on Society. <i>Information Systems Frontiers</i>. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-022-10242-z |
| Abstract: | Fake news (FN) on social media (SM) rose to prominence in 2016 during the United States of America presidential election, leading people to question science, true news (TN), and societal norms. FN is increasingly affecting societal values, changing opinions on critical issues and topics as well as redefining facts, truths, and beliefs. To understand the degree to which FN has changed society and the meaning of FN, this study proposes a novel conceptual framework derived from the literature on FN, SM, and societal acceptance theory. The conceptual framework is developed into a meta-framework that analyzes survey data from 356 respondents. This study explored fuzzy set-theoretic comparative analysis; the outcomes of this research suggest that societies are split on differentiating TN from FN. The results also show splits in societal values. Overall, this study provides a new perspective on how FN on SM is disintegrating societies and replacing TN with FN. |
| DOI Link: | 10.1007/s10796-022-10242-z |
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