A cross-national examination of the effects of accuracy
nudges and content veracity labels on belief in and sharing
of misleading news

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Title

A cross-national examination of the effects of accuracy
nudges and content veracity labels on belief in and sharing
of misleading news

Subject

misinformation, fake news, nudges, truth-default theory, content labels, content veracity, social media

Description

This study examined whether accuracy nudges and content veracity labels enhance people’s discernment in believing and sharing true versus
false news. Participants in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Hong Kong were shown five true and five false social media posts in random order. Two true posts and two false posts were randomly assigned “True” and “False” labels, respectively. Multilevel regression models
indicated that accuracy nudges and veracity labels had no direct effects on the perceived accuracy of posts or willingness to share them, though
the interaction of the “False” label and accuracy nudge significantly reduced the perceived accuracy of and intention to share false news across
the samples. Post hoc analyses further uncovered contingent effects based on individual differences, including partisan identity in the United
States and conspiratorial thinking in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. The findings demonstrate the efficacy of combined countermeasures
in attenuating the effects of misinformation.

Creator

Michael Chan1,� , Jingjing Yi2 , Cristian Vaccari3 , and Masahiro Yamamoto4

Source

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Publisher

OXFORD ACADEMIC

Date

25 APRIL 2025

Contributor

FAJAR BAGUS W

Format

PDF

Language

ENGLISH

Type

TEXT

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Citation

Michael Chan1,� , Jingjing Yi2 , Cristian Vaccari3 , and Masahiro Yamamoto4, “A cross-national examination of the effects of accuracy
nudges and content veracity labels on belief in and sharing
of misleading news,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed January 12, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/9809.