Conspiracy theories flourish in the wide-open media of the digital age, spurring concerns
about the role of misinformation in influencing public opinion and election outcomes. This …

In today's media environment, there are increased opportunities to consume news in various
formats and styles. Why then, do some people say they consume little to no news? The focus …

Fake information about COVID-19 continues to circulate widely, including false causes and
cures. The current study examined the (a) relationship between information gathering …

Social media platforms that are full of misinformation and conspiracy theories about the
COVID-19 pandemic can have an adverse impact on young adults. Young adults are going …

Partisans are poor judges of news content, rating neutral content as biased against their
views (the hostile media perception) and forgiving biased content when it favors their side …

Along with the horrific impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been another attack
alongside termed as the “infodemic.” The main purposes of the current study are to examine …

Purpose Research in the area of media literacy education has been growing globally and
changing in the past two decades. Emerging scholars have begun to shape the work in the …

Zusammenfassung Medien stellen Unbekanntes (neue Inhalte) in bekannter Art und Weise
(in Form einer Zeitung, einer Sendung, eines Beitrags) dar. Durch die Präsentation von …

In this study, we test the effectiveness of a short news media literacy message with
audiences who differ in their media literacy education. We manipulate whether individuals …

Media literacy education is presented as an answer to the increasing demand for active
citizenship in democratic societies. Consequently, educational programmes that empower …