... they become stabilized. It complements existing approaches to information evaluation by focusing on the formation and stabilization of knowledge claims rather than on the assessment of individual sources. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Social media Students Misinformation Information evaluation Migrants Malinformation 70% of American adults describe the spread of misinformation online as a major threat to their country...

... affect users’ information seeking behaviour. It would be beneficial to consider users’ information search gratifications and motivations in studying information evaluations and foraging patterns. There is scope to investigate users’ proficiency such as expert or novice, and individual learning styles...