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Strategies for countering false rumors: a theoretical analysis

open access: yesРоссийский психологический журнал, 2017
Introduction. The article emphasizes that the concentration on specific techniques to the detriment of strategic planning leads to non-systemacy and unpredictability of the informational campaigns countering false rumors. Theoretical Basis. This paper
Dmitrij S. Gorbatov, Anna V. Bajchik
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Epidemics and Pandemics: What Lessons from History?

open access: yesFuori Luogo, 2020
Intrinsically linked to human existence, viruses have accompanied and marked the different stages of the development of civilization. Today, confronted with a new "enemy", the Covid-19, our societies seemed once again dumbfounded by this challenge ...
Clairay Philippe
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Jointly multi-source information and local-global relations of heterogeneous network for rumor detection

open access: yesFrontiers in Physics, 2023
The widespread rumors on social media seriously disturb the social order, and we urgently need practical methods to detect rumors. Most existing deep learning methods focus on mining news text content, user information, and propagation features but ...
Xiaohong Han   +5 more
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Assessing the Impact of Promotions on Consumer Purchasing Behavior During Crises

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how households modify their food expenditure decisions during times of crisis is essential because consumer purchasing behavior frequently changes during these times. This study looks at these behavioral shifts during the COVID‐19 pandemic, concentrating on how price sensitivity and response to sales promotions changed over the ...
Wafa Mehaba, José María Gil
wiley   +1 more source

Affective dimensions in the information behavior of forcibly displaced people: A literature review. An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This review analyzed 241 scholarly articles published between 2010 and 2025 in information science venues to examine how affect shapes refugees' information behavior during forced migration and to identify additional contextual factors. It identifies seven affective dimensions: anxiety, shame and stigma, grief and loss, frustration, (mis)trust,
Maja Krtalić, Lilach Alon
wiley   +1 more source

COVID-19–Related Rumor Content, Transmission, and Clarification Strategies in China: Descriptive Study

open access: yesJournal of Medical Internet Research, 2021
BackgroundGiven the permeation of social media throughout society, rumors spread faster than ever before, which significantly complicates government responses to public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Peishan Ning   +9 more
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Research on Fine-Grained Classification of Rumors in Public Crisis ——Take the COVID-19 incident as an example [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2020
[Purpose / Meaning] Rumors are frequent in the COVID-19 epidemic crisis. In order to unite the power of dispelling rumors of various media platforms to help to break the rumors in a timely and professional manner, this article has designed a new fine ...
Chen Shuaipu
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The impact of the current student loans regime on Muslim student engagement and retention in English higher education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is much interest in the potential for an alternative funding system for higher education students in England to support the spiritual and worldly needs of British Muslim students. At the heart of this issue lies a tension over whether the student financing system in English HE is haram, or forbidden under Islamic (Shari'ah) law, because ...
Richard Hall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prosocial behaviour in primary and secondary school students. Effects of the CYBUPRE intervention

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Prosocial behaviour is regarded as a critical factor in reducing aggressive behaviours among peers, both in physical settings and virtual spaces. This variable facilitates the enhancement of social relationships, promoting empathy, deep listening, physical and verbal service, and even solidarity, among other benefits.
Mercedes Chicote‐Beato   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emotions explain differences in the diffusion of true vs. false social media rumors

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
False rumors (often termed “fake news”) on social media pose a significant threat to modern societies. However, potential reasons for the widespread diffusion of false rumors have been underexplored.
Nicolas Pröllochs   +2 more
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