Debunking rumors on social media: The use of denials
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Highlights：
• The use of denials can be a proactive strategy to debunk rumors on social media.
• Sharing denials helps to spread the truth.
• Friends and the online community encourage the behavior of sharing denial.
• Source credibility of denials encourages sharing.
• Incorporating salient beliefs in denials enhances users' intention to share.
摘要
•The use of denials can be a proactive strategy to debunk rumors on social media.•Sharing denials helps to spread the truth.•Friends and the online community encourage the behavior of sharing denial.•Source credibility of denials encourages sharing.•Incorporating salient beliefs in denials enhances users' intention to share.
论文关键词：Rumor,Denial,Refutation,Intention to share,Salient belief,Social media
论文评审过程：Received 14 September 2018, Revised 14 February 2019, Accepted 19 February 2019, Available online 20 February 2019, Version of Record 26 February 2019.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.02.022
