Insights into social media users’ motives for sharing unverified news

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Insights into social media users’ motives for sharing unverified news

“Fake news” is a fairly recent term. However, literature demonstrates that the dissemination of fake news on social media has increased over recent years. While existing studies have mostly looked at fake news detection, research on the motives behind why people share fake news has been limited espe...

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Published in:	SEARCH Journal of Media and Communication Research
Main Author:	Mahamad T.E.T.; Ambran N.S.; Azman N.A.M.; de Luna D.B.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor's University Lakeside Campus 2021
Online Access:	https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85137018919&partnerID=40&md5=5e605819f84070456af0851e0a68fcf6

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