Misinformation Sharing On Social Media:Influencing Factors,Theoretical Explanation and Intervention
The sharing of misinformation on social media exacerbates its potential threat,and research on this phenomenon can help curb the spread of misinformation.The sharing of misinformation is not only affected by the common factors affecting general information sha-ring,such as information content factors and situational factors,but also by specific factors such as information discrimination ability,preferred sharing motivation and neglect of accuracy.The confusion-based account,preference-based account,and the inattention-based account explain the reasons for misinformation sharing from different perspectives.In terms of intervention effect,fact-checking,vaccination,providing social reference cues,and accuracy nudge can effectively reduce the sharing of misinformation and improve the quality of information sharing.Future research should focus on the superposition effect of different influencing factors,pay attention to the neural mechanism and seek more comprehensive and effective intervention methods.