Understanding Audience Threat Perceptions of Misinformation: Insights from Focus Group Discussions with German Media Users
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
Published online on June 03, 2026
Abstract
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Perceiving misinformation as a threat can have broad implications for society, yet how audiences arrive at such perceptions is not well understood. Using focus groups in Germany (N= 30), we examine perceived consequences, origins, and signals of ...
Perceiving misinformation as a threat can have broad implications for society, yet how audiences arrive at such perceptions is not well understood. Using focus groups in Germany (N= 30), we examine perceived consequences, origins, and signals of ...