Who is Responsible for Stopping the Spread of Misinformation? Examining Audience Perceptions of Responsibilities and Responses in Six Sub-Saharan African Countries

This past week at the International Communication Association conference in Paris, Herman Wasserman and Dani-Madrid Morales discussed their latest paper co-authored alongside Melissa Tully, Gregory Gondwe and Kioko Ireri, Who is Responsible for Stopping the Spread of Misinformation? Examining Audience Perceptions of Responsibilities and Responses in Six Sub-Saharan African Countries.

Using data from 36 focus groups in six Sub-Saharan African countries, this study examines users experiences with misinformation and examines audience experiences with misinformation and perceptions of personal roles and responsibility for both preventing and intervening in the spread of misinformation.

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