Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mena, Paul
• Barbe, Danielle
• Chan-Olmsted, Sylvia

Titel

Misinformation on Instagram: The Impact of Trusted Endorsements on Message Credibility

Ist Teil von

• Social media + society, 2020-04, Vol.6 (2)

Ort / Verlag

London, England: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

Sociological Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This research explores how social validation, measured through trusted endorsements and bandwagon heuristics, influence the credibility of misinformation on Instagram. Using experimental design, this study found that trusted endorsements (i.e., the liking of content by a trustworthy or reputable source) significantly impacted the credibility of misleading content on Instagram. Perceived message credibility was greater when a fabricated post was endorsed by a trustworthy personality. Findings provide insights into how message credibility is evaluated on a social media platform like Instagram in the context of misinformation.