Who Seeks and Shares Fact-Checking Information? Within the Context of COVID-19 in South Korea

IF 0.8 4区管理学 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Libri-International Journal of Libraries and Information Studies Pub Date : 2023-11-07 DOI:10.1515/libri-2023-0028

Jungsun Seo, Jee Yeon Lee

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Abstract

Abstract Fact-checking information (FCI) serves in the fight against the infodemic and as an information service that helps people use their discretion in judging information in a post-truth era. Therefore, we investigated personal factors influencing users’ decisions in using and sharing COVID-19-related FCI in South Korea. The study took three steps to build hypotheses and collect data: a theoretical approach; an empirical approach through in-depth interviews; and an online survey amongst 304 information users who reside in Korea. More strictly, the interview data were analyzed through content analysis, and the online survey data were statistically analyzed using a SPSS 25.0 program. In conclusion, the study revealed that previous political FCI user research ignored health belief variables (health consciousness, perceived severity, and perceived susceptibility), which also influenced FCI usage. Moreover, critical prosuming literacy, a key predictor of sharing and disseminating misinformation, has a strong causal relationship with FCI seeking and sharing. The findings expand the notion of fact-checking from a type of journalism to “information” and “information services” and suggest that fact-checking has the potential to become an expanded information service in which experts in broader areas can participate.

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谁寻求和分享事实核查信息?在新冠疫情背景下的韩国

事实核查信息(Fact-checking information, FCI)是一种对抗信息泛滥的信息服务，是在后真相时代帮助人们判断信息的一种信息服务。因此，我们调查了影响韩国用户使用和分享新冠肺炎相关FCI决策的个人因素。该研究采取了三步来建立假设和收集数据:理论方法;通过深度访谈的实证方法;对居住在国内的304名信息使用者进行了在线调查。更严格的是，通过内容分析对访谈数据进行分析，使用SPSS 25.0程序对在线调查数据进行统计分析。综上所述，本研究揭示了以往的政治FCI用户研究忽略了健康信念变量(健康意识、感知严重性和感知易感性)，这些变量也影响了FCI的使用。此外，批判性消费素养是分享和传播错误信息的关键预测指标，它与FCI寻求和分享有很强的因果关系。研究结果将事实核查的概念从一种新闻扩展到“信息”和“信息服务”，并表明事实核查有可能成为一种扩展的信息服务，更广泛领域的专家可以参与其中。

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Libri-International Journal of Libraries and Information Studies INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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期刊介绍： Libri, International Journal of Libraries and Information Services, investigates the functions of libraries and information services from both a historical and present-day perspective and analyses the role of information in cultural, organizational, national and international developments. The periodical reports on current trends in librarianship worldwide and describes the transformation of libraries and information services resulting from the introduction of new information technologies and working methods. Background information and the latest research findings in librarianship and information science are made accessible to experts and a broader public. Articles are in English and conform to the highest academic standards.