Factors that could predict fake news susceptibility of college students

What is it about?

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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