Mohammad bashokouh Ajirloo; adeleh dehghani ghahnavieh
Abstract
Spreading fake news on social media is one of the main concerns of various sections of society, including retailers and service providers; Because it affects the buying behavior of consumers and the sales of retailers. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the sharing of fake ...
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Spreading fake news on social media is one of the main concerns of various sections of society, including retailers and service providers; Because it affects the buying behavior of consumers and the sales of retailers. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the sharing of fake corona news on social media with emphasis on the moderating role of consumer knowledge of fake corona news. The research is applied in terms of purpose and is of the type of survey research.The statistical population is social media users in Corona.219people were selected based on Cochran's formula using available sampling method.Data were collected through a questionnaire and data analysis was performed from structural equation modeling using Spss25 software and Smart Pls2.0.According to the research findings, information retrieval, social interaction, time spent, altruism and entertainment have a positive and significant effect on sharing fake Corona news on social media.Consumer resilience has a significant negative impact on the sharing of fake Corona news on social media.Fake News Knowledge is able to moderate the impact of information retrieval on Corona fake news sharing on social media as well as the impact of social interaction on Corona fake news sharing on social media.
