SOME ISSUES ABOUT SOCIAL NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH RESEARCH OF FAKE NEWS ABOUT COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN VIETNAM

Abstract

The amount of fake news spreading on social network about COVID-19 causes information distortion and complicates the current situation. This fact attracts the great attention from scientists. To supplement the evidence provided by previous scientists and to enrich the source of reference material and to propose the policies to the Government, this article is to dig in the factors affecting to fake news sharing on social network of Vietnamese people. This research was conducted based on a cross-sectional survey using the purposes sampling technique (n = 200). The multivariate linear regression analysis technique was applied to prove the hypotheses. The results of study showed that the factors of altruism, entertainment, socialisation, self-promotion and news sharing had influenced on fake news sharing on social network about COVID-19 pandemic.