What Features of a News Post on Social Media Make it Seem Credible?
School Name
Chapin High School
Grade Level
11th Grade
Presentation Topic
Psychology and Sociology
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
Fake news is becoming a very prominent issue in today's internet based society. These sites generate ad revenue in the tens of thousands of dollars, and there are hundreds of active sites that distribute false stories. This project aims to dinstinguish certain features of a news post on social media that people find to give it credibility. Of the most popular Facebook posts in 2016 on Zika, 6% were misleading, and one of the most prominent misleading posts was shared over 500,000 times, demonstrating the range of this issue. Illuminating specific features of a post that draw people's eyes will help expose the superficiality of many features of media posts in today's digital society. Preliminary data shows that pictures included in a news post will be most effective in contributing to credibility.
Recommended Citation
Bellinger, Clayton, "What Features of a News Post on Social Media Make it Seem Credible?" (2017). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 235.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2017/all/235
Location
Wall 308
Start Date
3-25-2017 9:00 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
What Features of a News Post on Social Media Make it Seem Credible?
Wall 308
Fake news is becoming a very prominent issue in today's internet based society. These sites generate ad revenue in the tens of thousands of dollars, and there are hundreds of active sites that distribute false stories. This project aims to dinstinguish certain features of a news post on social media that people find to give it credibility. Of the most popular Facebook posts in 2016 on Zika, 6% were misleading, and one of the most prominent misleading posts was shared over 500,000 times, demonstrating the range of this issue. Illuminating specific features of a post that draw people's eyes will help expose the superficiality of many features of media posts in today's digital society. Preliminary data shows that pictures included in a news post will be most effective in contributing to credibility.
