How shades of truth and age affect responses to COVID-19 (Mis)information: randomized survey experiment among WhatsApp users in UK and Brazil

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Main Author: Vijaykumar, Santosh
Publication Date: 2021
Other Authors: Jin, Yan, Rogerson, Daniel, Lu, Xuerong, Sharma, Swati, Maughan, Anna, Fadel, Bianca, Oliveira-Costa, Mariella Silva de, Pagliari, Claudia, Morris, Daniel
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositório Institucional da FIOCRUZ (ARCA)
DOI: 10.1057/s41599-021-00752-7
Download full: https://arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/46977
Summary: WhatsApp Social Science and Misinformation Research Award.
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Fiocruz Brasília. Brasília, DF, Brasil.University of Edinburgh. Edinburgh,United Kingdom.Independent Researcher, Portland,OR, United States of America.We examined how age and exposure to different types of COVID-19 (mis)information affect misinformation beliefs, perceived credibility of the message and intention-to-share it on WhatsApp. Through two mixed-design online experiments in the UK and Brazil (total N = 1454) we first randomly exposed adult WhatsApp users to full misinformation, partial misinformation, or full truth about the therapeutic powers of garlic to cure COVID-19. We then exposed all participants to corrective information from the World Health Organisation debunking this claim. We found stronger misinformation beliefs among younger adults (18–54) in both the UK and Brazil and possible backfire effects of corrective information among older adults (55+) in the UK. Corrective information from the WHO was effective in enhancing perceived credibility and intention-to-share of accurate information across all groups in both countries. 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title How shades of truth and age affect responses to COVID-19 (Mis)information: randomized survey experiment among WhatsApp users in UK and Brazil
spellingShingle How shades of truth and age affect responses to COVID-19 (Mis)information: randomized survey experiment among WhatsApp users in UK and Brazil
Vijaykumar, Santosh
Access to Information
Coronavirus Infections
Social Networking
Information Dissemination
Health Communication
Brazil
United Kingdom
COVID-19
WhatsApp
Fake news
Access to information
Brazil
United Kingdom
Infecções por Coronavirus
Rede Social
Acesso à Informação
Disseminação de Informação
Comunicação em Saúde
Brasil
Reino Unido
10 Redução das desigualdades
title_short How shades of truth and age affect responses to COVID-19 (Mis)information: randomized survey experiment among WhatsApp users in UK and Brazil
title_full How shades of truth and age affect responses to COVID-19 (Mis)information: randomized survey experiment among WhatsApp users in UK and Brazil
title_fullStr How shades of truth and age affect responses to COVID-19 (Mis)information: randomized survey experiment among WhatsApp users in UK and Brazil
title_full_unstemmed How shades of truth and age affect responses to COVID-19 (Mis)information: randomized survey experiment among WhatsApp users in UK and Brazil
title_sort How shades of truth and age affect responses to COVID-19 (Mis)information: randomized survey experiment among WhatsApp users in UK and Brazil
author Vijaykumar, Santosh
author_facet Vijaykumar, Santosh
Jin, Yan
Rogerson, Daniel
Lu, Xuerong
Sharma, Swati
Maughan, Anna
Fadel, Bianca
Oliveira-Costa, Mariella Silva de
Pagliari, Claudia
Morris, Daniel
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author2 Jin, Yan
Rogerson, Daniel
Lu, Xuerong
Sharma, Swati
Maughan, Anna
Fadel, Bianca
Oliveira-Costa, Mariella Silva de
Pagliari, Claudia
Morris, Daniel
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author
author
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Jin, Yan
Rogerson, Daniel
Lu, Xuerong
Sharma, Swati
Maughan, Anna
Fadel, Bianca
Oliveira-Costa, Mariella Silva de
Pagliari, Claudia
Morris, Daniel
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Coronavirus Infections
Social Networking
Information Dissemination
Health Communication
Brazil
United Kingdom
topic Access to Information
Coronavirus Infections
Social Networking
Information Dissemination
Health Communication
Brazil
United Kingdom
COVID-19
WhatsApp
Fake news
Access to information
Brazil
United Kingdom
Infecções por Coronavirus
Rede Social
Acesso à Informação
Disseminação de Informação
Comunicação em Saúde
Brasil
Reino Unido
10 Redução das desigualdades
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WhatsApp
Fake news
Access to information
Brazil
United Kingdom
dc.subject.decs.none.fl_str_mv Infecções por Coronavirus
Rede Social
Acesso à Informação
Disseminação de Informação
Comunicação em Saúde
Brasil
Reino Unido
dc.subject.ods.none.fl_str_mv 10 Redução das desigualdades
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