People will share misinformation that sparks “moral outrage”
Finally, the researchers started analyzing the data to answer questions like whether misinformation sources evoke more outrage, whether outrageous news was shared more often than non-outrageous news, and finally, what reasons people had for sharing outrageous content. And that’s when the idealized picture of honest, truthful citizens who shared misinformation just because they were too […]
December 2, 2024 | Behavioral science, Human behavior, misinformation, rage clicks, Science, social media | No comments