The link between fake news susceptibility and political polarization of the youth in the Philippines

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6233640
AutoresImelda B Deinla (0000-0002-8230-3050, Ateneo de Manila University), Gabrielle Ann S Mendoza (0000-0003-3205-0806, Ateneo de Manila University, autor correspondente), Kier Jesse Ballar (0000-0002-4872-0272, Ateneo de Manila University), Jurel Yap (0000-0003-3413-347X, Ateneo de Manila University), Jurel K Yap
Ano2022
Volume30
Fascículo2
Páginas160-181
Data de publicação2022-05-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAsian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02185377.2022.2117713
OpenAlexW4296907576
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas39

This study explores the relationship between political polarization, measured as pro-administration and opposition support, and vulnerability to online misinformation through a survey distributed through snowball sampling among students in colleges and universities across the Philippines. Using quasibinomial models, a two-model approach was conducted to disentangle the accuracy goals and partisan goals of the students. We find that polarized supporters of President Duterte are more likely to inaccurately identify fake and real news, compared to polarized supporters of the opposition. This is remarkably similar to trends in the United States where Republicans are more vulnerable to misinformation. Other results also highlight possible trends, such as the link between increased self-reported frequency of seeing fake news and decreased likelihood of correctly identifying fake news, and the link between increased trust in news in social media and decreased odds of correctly identifying both real and fake news

Fake news · Media studies · Misinformation · Odds · Opposition (politics · Polarization (electrochemistry · Political science · Politics · Social media · Sociology · Computer Science · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology