SSHR-Thematic Grant Type A

Defining, Determining and Dealing with Deliberate Online Falsehoods in Singapore

Host Institution

NTU

21 May 2018

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Edson C. Tandoc Jr

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Grant details

Name of Recipient	Associate Professor Edson C. Tandoc Jr Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Project Title	Defining, Determining and Dealing with Deliberate Online Falsehoods in Singapore
Project Status	Ongoing
Year Awarded	2018
Type of Grant	Social Science Research Thematic Grant
Funding Type	A
Theme	Cities & Humanity

While there has been significant research on the rising global challenge of deliberate online falsehoods (DOFs), information gaps remain. This project seeks to examine factors that facilitate the spread of DOFs and understand

(i) how different stakeholders define DOFs;

(ii) how social media users in Singapore determine specific DOFs; and

(iii) how social media users in Singapore deal with DOFs.

This study will also develop a news media literacy curriculum for use in Singapore. This curriculum will identify key literacies needed to teach students how to responsibly and knowledgeably deal with DOFs.