This study examines the impact of source congeniality and its interaction with partisanship on the effectiveness of debunking false information on Twitter in the United States. Conducted in February 2022, a survey experiment revealed that most respondents paid little attention to correction source information. Politically congenial sources failed to enhance the effectiveness of corrective tags, whereas politically uncongenial sources and Twitter as the correction source weakened debunking’s persuasiveness, especially among Democrats. Republicans consistently exhibited higher misperception levels, unaffected by the correction source. The study highlights the persistent influence of belief-consistent false information and inattention as challenges in using corrective tags to counter false information on social media. The results underscore the need for more compelling corrections and increased public trust in debunking efforts in the United States.

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来源很重要吗？探讨来源意向对 Twitter 上虚假信息纠正的影响

本研究探讨了消息来源的志同道合及其与党派之争的相互作用对美国 Twitter 上揭穿虚假信息的有效性的影响。2022 年 2 月进行的一项调查实验显示，大多数受访者很少关注修正源信息。政治上志同道合的消息来源未能增强纠正标签的有效性，而政治上志同道合的消息来源和推特作为纠正来源则削弱了揭穿的说服力，尤其是在民主党人中。共和党人始终表现出较高的误解水平，不受修正来源的影响。该研究强调了信念一致的虚假信息和注意力不集中的持续影响，这是使用纠正标签来反击社交媒体上的虚假信息的挑战。结果强调，需要采取更有说服力的纠正措施，并提高公众对美国揭穿真相的信任。