Journal article
Effects of state-sponsored political posts on perceived credibility and persuasion
Journal of information technology & politics, pp.1-12
04/15/2025
DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2025.2490615
Abstract
In recent years, social media platforms like Facebook have begun labeling social media messages as state-sponsored if they are funded and controlled by authoritarian governments. However, the effectiveness of these labels remains unclear. To explore that, this study examined how political posts by state-controlled media and an NGO would affect their perceived credibility and persuasiveness both immediately after exposure and after a delay. Results from our experiments showed that although participants rated the posts by state-controlled media lower on credibility and persuasiveness than an NGO immediately after exposure, such differences diminished after a delay. The initial negative perceptions of the posts by state-controlled media weakened over time. These findings have both theoretical and practical implications.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Effects of state-sponsored political posts on perceived credibility and persuasion
- Creators
- Fuyuan ShenHeather ShoenbergerBingbing ZhangRyan Tan
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of information technology & politics, pp.1-12
- Publisher
- ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- DOI
- 10.1080/19331681.2025.2490615
- ISSN
- 1933-1681
- eISSN
- 1933-169X
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 04/15/2025
- Academic Unit
- School of Journalism and Mass Communication; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984813287802771
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