Communication: Academic Discipline — Prolific Citations Library

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Generative AI and Disinformation| Synthetic Diversity: Examining the Effects of Ethnic Targeting Using AI-Generated Political Ads

Authors: M Wack, DA Parry

Year: 2025

Published in: International Journal of Communication, 2025 - ijoc.org

Institution: University of Zurich

Research Area: Generative AI, Disinformation, Political Communication, Ethnic Targeting

Discipline: Communication, Artificial Intelligence, Political Science

The study finds that AI-generated political ads with coethnic avatars are more effective at mobilizing voter support and reducing skepticism, even when labeled as synthetic, with AI literacy playing a key role in identifying such content.

Methods: Survey experiment targeting voter responses to AI-generated political ads with varied presenter ethnicities, including analysis of AI literacy versus digital literacy.

Key Findings: Effectiveness of coethnic versus out-group ethnic AI-generated avatars in mobilizing voter support and the role of AI literacy in detecting synthetic content.

Citations: 1
Empowering social media users: nudge toward self-engaged verification for improved truth and sharing discernment

Authors: F Tu

Year: 2024

Published in: Journal of Communication, 2024 - academic.oup.com

Institution: University of Michigan

Research Area: Social Media, Misinformation, Self-Verification, User Empowerment

Discipline: Communication Studies

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqae007

Citations: 8
Cue to Trust? Investigating the Impact of Political Advertising Transparency Disclaimers on Citizen Trust Evaluations

Authors: HC Gordon, T Stafford, K Dommett

Year: 2024

Published in: ... of the Annual Meeting of the ..., 2024 - escholarship.org

Institution: University of California, Irvine, University of New York, Buffalo, University of Bath

Research Area: Political Advertising, Trust, Political Communication, Transparency

Discipline: Political Science, Communication
How does information spread? An exploratory study of true and fake news

Authors: S Suntwal, S Brown, M Patton

Year: 2020

Published in: 2020 - scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu

Research Area: Misinformation, Social Media Research, Content Analysis

Discipline: Communication, Social Science

Citations: 37