... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Social media Twitter Political communication Political engagement Spain Electoral campaign Candidate messaging on social media is pivotal in election campaigns, serving as a bridge between political actors and voters. Social media platforms...

..., in general, increase the popularity of information across platforms. The effect is found most consistently for negative discrete emotions, such as anger, anxiety, sadness and fear. Positivity bias is often identified in health communication, while negativity bias is prevalent in political communication...

... exposed to numerical evidence will discount the news article to a greater extent. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Evidence type Fact-checking Psychological reactance Political communication Veracity Hong Kong To contain...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Elaboration Fact-checking Moderated-mediation Social media news Political communication During the USA presidential election campaign in 2020, a widely circulated video on social media that showed Joe Biden falling asleep during an interview...

... 2018 23 05 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Political communication Social media Public sphere 2016 US presidential election Qualitative research methods Increasing partisanship in the USA made the 2016...