Le Minh T H
College of Business, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH), Vietnam.
Heliyon. 2024 Jul 15;10(14):e34468. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34468. eCollection 2024 Jul 30.
The epidemic has had a profound negative impact on individuals worldwide, leading to pervasive anxiety, fear, and mental instability. Exploiting these fears, a significant amount of fake information proliferates and spreads rapidly on social networks. This study explores the factors that cause individuals to believe fake news under stressful and fearful conditions by applying the truth-default theory. Data was collected online in Vietnam, using Smart PLS software to analyze the research model. The findings indicated that risk perception, media trust, trust in celebrity posts, and stress were factors that urge users to believe news posted on social media, and even they actively share this news on their own channels. Disclosure willingness moderated the relationship between adoption fake news and sharing it. Both theoretical and practical implications were discussed.
这场疫情对全球个人产生了深远的负面影响，导致普遍的焦虑、恐惧和心理不稳定。利用这些恐惧情绪，大量虚假信息在社交网络上泛滥并迅速传播。本研究运用真相默认理论，探讨在压力和恐惧条件下导致个人相信虚假新闻的因素。数据在越南通过网络收集，使用Smart PLS软件分析研究模型。研究结果表明，风险认知、对媒体的信任、对名人帖子的信任和压力是促使用户相信社交媒体上发布的新闻的因素，甚至他们还会在自己的渠道上积极分享这些新闻。披露意愿调节了接受虚假新闻和分享虚假新闻之间的关系。同时还讨论了理论和实践意义。
