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An experiment to study the effect of user comments on perceived credibility & likelihood of sharing COVID-19 fake news on Facebook

Effect of user comments on perceived credibility & likelihood of sharing Covid-19 fake news on Facebook

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/01/039727
Enrollment
198
Registered
2022-01-25
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Effect of User comments on perceived credibility & likelihood of sharing COVID-19 fake news on Facebook. Positive comments from other users, negative comments from other users.: The c

Sponsors

Sankhya Ravi Bantalpad
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals above the age of 18, members of Facebook, residing in an urban area in India, a minimum of 10 years of education, fluent in English.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants who primarily use social media in regional languages will be excluded from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparative rating of interventions on "Message Credibility Scale" taken at baseline and after intervention.Timepoint: 15 minutes—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Comparative rating of interventions on "Likelihood of sharing COVID-19 fake news" taken at baseline and after intervention. Timepoint: 15 minutes—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSankhya Ravi Bantalpad

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

indu.toby@manipal.edu9482784595

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026