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Can we prime users to verify information? A study of visual attention to page cues and information search in response to online misinformation styled as news. Bartosz Wojdynski, Brittany Nicole Jefferson, Matthew Binford, Yen-I Lee & Hyoyeun Jun Accepted for presentation at the 69th annual International Communication Association (ICA) conference, Washington, D.C.

ABSTRACT: Misinformation that borrows from the design conventions of online news, often called simply “fake news,” is intentionally misleading and deceptive information packaged and disseminated in such a way that it mimics legitimate news (Tandoc, Lim, & Ling, 2018). The spread of misinformation styled as news is not only troublesome in the context journalism, but […]

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