What To Expect From This Study

If you agree to participate in the study, you will be asked to rate the accuracy of news articles based on your judgment. You will also be asked how likely you are to share the article on social media. Once You have rated one article, you can click the "Next" button and move on to the next article. You will be presented with 21 news articles in total. You will also be asked to complete a short survey at the end of the task.

Media Rating

In this study, you will be shown a media rating for each news article.

Media Rating on news articles involves providing a qualitative rating and explanation to help users assess the credibility and reliability of the content. The explanation accompanying the rating outlines why the article received that particular evaluation, pointing out factors such as evidence, sources, potential biases, or inconsistencies.

About This Research

Thank you for your interest in participating in this study. Before you begin, it is important that you are informed about the purpose and procedure of this research. Please read the following information carefully.

In this study, we are trying to assess the human user's perceived accuracies of online news articles.

You may choose not to take part in the study or may choose to leave the study at any time. Deciding not to participate, or deciding to leave the study later, will not result in any penalty or loss of benefits to which you are entitled.

No personally identifying information will be collected. Any research data published in scientific journals will be anonymous and cannot be traced back to you.

This study should take about 15 minutes to complete.

We have collected the news articles from online. Some of the articles might have some offensive or inappropriate content. But it is unlikely. There might be a small fatigue from completing the task.

Will I Be Paid?

You will be paid 2.00 USD for the completion of the task. In the event of an incomplete task, you will not receive any compensation. This study contains a number of checks to make sure that participants are finishing the tasks honestly and completely. As long as you read the instructions and complete the tasks, your task will be approved. If you fail these checks, your task will be rejected and you will not receive any compensation.

Participant's Consent

By selecting “I Agree to Participate in This Study”, you (the participant) confirm that you are at least 18 years old and you consent to participate in the study under the terms and conditions described above.