University Of Westminster Papers

Browse 3 peer-reviewed papers from University Of Westminster spanning Social Media, Misinformation (2020–2024). Research powered by Prolific's high-quality participant data.

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Papers (3 of 3)

Trust, personality, and belief as determinants of the organic reach of political disinformation on social media

Authors: T Buchanan

Year: 2024

Published in: The Social Science Journal, 2025 - Taylor & Francis

Institution: University of Westminster

Research Area: Social Media, Political Communication, Misinformation Research

Discipline: Computational Social Science

The organic reach of political disinformation on social media is driven more by lower conscientiousness and belief in the stories' truth than by trust in the source or agreeableness.

Methods: An online experiment exposed participants to real disinformation stories and asked them to rate their likelihood of sharing and interacting with the content.

Key Findings: The influence of trust in the source, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and belief in the truth of disinformation on likelihood of sharing (organic reach).

Citations: 30

Sample Size: 172
Why do people share political information and misinformation online? Developing a bottom-up descriptive framework

Authors: R Perach, L Joyner, D Husbands, T Buchanan

Year: 2023

Published in: Social Media+ ..., 2023 - journals.sagepub.com

Institution: University of Westminster

Research Area: Misinformation, Social Media Sharing Behavior, Political Psychology

Discipline: Social Science

DOI: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/20563051231192032

Citations: 22
Why do people spread false information online? The effects of message and viewer characteristics on self-reported likelihood of sharing social media ...

Authors: T Buchanan

Year: 2020

Published in: Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org

Institution: University of Westminster

Research Area: Misinformation, Social Media, Behavioral Science

Discipline: Computational Social Science, Media Studies

Citations: 418