Tribalism in fake news
This is a user study to get a better understanding on the relationship between user trust and fakeness of news.The research is carried out by Uroš Sergaš, as part of the work on the master thesis for the Data Science programme at the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies at the University of Primorska under mentorship of Marko Tkalčič.
You will be asked to:
1) Answer a questionnaire about yourself and your general trust on the media.
2) Spot real or fake news among 10 news article clippings.
3) Perform actions such as liking, disliking, commenting or writing your own posts on a mock social media website.
Consent form for participation in the "Tribalism in fake news" survey.
This study involves first filling-in an online questionnaire and then perform actions on a mock social media website. Altogether it will take approximately 15 minutes of your time.
Your participation in this research is voluntary. If at any time during the study you choose to not participate anymore you may close your browser window. Doing so will not get you penalized and your answers will not be used in the study.
Your responses will be confidential and we do not collect any identifying information, such as your name or email address. You can request any of the data collected to be deleted. The surveys will not contain information that can personally identify you.
The fully anonymized data may be used for future publications and other scholarly means of disseminating the findings from the research project. The information acquired will be securely stored by researchers and appropriately anonymized data may in future be made available to others for research purposes only. The data collected will be considered and analysed on the scope of all the answers and not on a level of answers of an individual.
If you have any questions about the research study, please contact me, Uroš Sergaš at
89192011@student.famnit.upr.si
ELECTRONIC CONSENT:
Clicking on the "START HERE" button below indicates that:
- You have read the information above.
- You voluntarily agree to participate.
- You are at least 18 years of age.
If you choose to not participate in the research study, please close this browser window.
This study involves first filling-in an online questionnaire and then perform actions on a mock social media website. Altogether it will take approximately 15 minutes of your time.
Your participation in this research is voluntary. If at any time during the study you choose to not participate anymore you may close your browser window. Doing so will not get you penalized and your answers will not be used in the study.
Your responses will be confidential and we do not collect any identifying information, such as your name or email address. You can request any of the data collected to be deleted. The surveys will not contain information that can personally identify you.
The fully anonymized data may be used for future publications and other scholarly means of disseminating the findings from the research project. The information acquired will be securely stored by researchers and appropriately anonymized data may in future be made available to others for research purposes only. The data collected will be considered and analysed on the scope of all the answers and not on a level of answers of an individual.
If you have any questions about the research study, please contact me, Uroš Sergaš at
89192011@student.famnit.upr.si
ELECTRONIC CONSENT:
Clicking on the "START HERE" button below indicates that:
- You have read the information above.
- You voluntarily agree to participate.
- You are at least 18 years of age.
If you choose to not participate in the research study, please close this browser window.
Please proceed to the questionnaire by following the button bellow: