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Rita Tang

@ritatang.bsky.social

Phd student in the Hubbard School of Journalism at the University of Minnesota, passionate about research in AI, media literacy and misinformation.

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These results raise important insights on how we can encourage everyday users to speak up against misinformationโ€”and how some well-meaning messages might not always work as intended.

29.04.2025 20:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Interestingly, adding a cue-to-action sometimes backfiredโ€”especially among students.

29.04.2025 20:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ” Key findings:
Problem-recognition messages highlighting the problem of misinformation from authoritative sources like the CDC significantly increased correction intentions in both samples.

Problem-recognition messages from a layperson also helpedโ€”but only among college students.

29.04.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This study tests what motivates people to correct misinformation on social media. Using STOPS and HBM, two survey experiments (college students and adults) examined how problem-recognition messages and CTAs affect correction behaviors around raw milk misinformation.

29.04.2025 20:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Effects of problem-recognition messages from different sources and cues-to-action on promoting corrective efforts on social media | Emerald Insight 1

๐Ÿšจ New Publication Alert ๐Ÿšจ
Excited to share that my latest solo-authored article has been published:

Read the full article here: www.emerald.com/insight/cont...

See the comments for details.

29.04.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amazing, congratulations!

17.01.2025 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From MN: Turkeys in the snow. Apparently, they enjoy it and do not feel cold โ„๏ธ !

11.01.2025 01:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0


Also many thanks to the guest editors, Dr. Jelle Mast and @mtemmerm.bsky.social, as well as the anonymous reviewers for their constructive and timely feedback.

06.01.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New publication: Our analysis suggests in health journalistsโ€™ COVID-19 tweets, first-person pronouns, moral appeals, and negative emotions increase engagement, while politicized language reduces it.

Huge thanks to my amazing advisor @ekvraga.bsky.social and my fantastic collaborator Yuming Fang.

06.01.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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