S Schranz, M., Schneider, J., & Eisenegger, M. (2018). Media Trust and Media Use. Trust in Media and Journalism, 73-91. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-20765-6_5

Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal, Grant/Award Numbers: IDB/00685/2020 CEEAplA, UIDB/04521/2020 Advance/CSG

[EN] This study examines brands' vulnerability to fake news. The rapid spread of online misinformation poses challenges to brand managers, whose brands are cocreated online, sometimes to the detriment of the brand. There is a need to identify the information sources that are likely to be trustworthy and to promote positive consumer attitudes toward brands. The data for this study were taken from a Flash Eurobarometer of 26,576 respondents across 28 European countries. Cluster analysis and partial least squares structural equation modeling were used to analyze the data and unveil users' attitudes toward fake news. The findings show that users' attitudes toward fake news differ among European countries. Younger and tech-savvy users are more likely to recognize fake news and are consequently able to evaluate digital information sources without relying on policy interventions to limit the impact of fake news. 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Pariser, E. (2012). FILTER BUBBLE. doi:10.3139/9783446431164

Science and Technology Foundation, Portugal, Grant/Award Numbers: IDB/00685/2020 CEEAplA, UIDB/04521/2020 Advance/CSG

Online users' attitudes toward fake news: Implications for brand management

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