Who knowingly shares false political information online?

Some people share misinformation accidentally, but others do so knowingly. To fully understand the spread of misinformation online, it is important to analyze those who purposely share it. Using a 2022 U.S. survey, we found that 14 percent of respondents reported knowingly sharing misinformation, and that these respondents were more likely to also report support

Evaluating the fake news problem at the scale of the information ecosystem

Study: On Twitter, false news travels faster than true stories, MIT News

PDF) Why do people spread false information online? The effects of message and viewer characteristics on self-reported likelihood of sharing social media disinformation

Fake news, disinformation and misinformation in social media: a review

Understanding Information disorder - First Draft

What is fake news, misinformation, and disinformation?

Fake news: an insidious trend that's fast becoming a global problem, Media

Sharing of fake news on social media: Application of the honeycomb framework and the third-person effect hypothesis - ScienceDirect

Many Americans Believe Fake News Is Sowing Confusion

Misinformation vs. Disinformation - Media Literacy - Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons at Wentworth Institute of Technology

The Psychology of Fake News - ScienceDirect

Fake news - Wikipedia

Many Americans Believe Fake News Is Sowing Confusion

The Psychology of Fake News: Trends in Cognitive Sciences