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Through binary logistic regression analysis, it was found that frequent visits to Instagram, sharing a political post of a friend, and liking a post of a political party could increase the susceptibility of students to fake news. Technological, internal, and external factors contribute either positively or negatively to the susceptibility of students to fake news.
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Why is it important?
One step in combating disinformation is to be aware of the factors that may increase susceptibility to fake news.
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It is an open-access article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19331681.2021.1945988
Rex Bringula
University of the East
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This page is a summary of: “Who is gullible to political disinformation?” : predicting susceptibility of university students to fake news, Journal of Information Technology & Politics, July 2021, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2021.1945988.
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