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Patterns of Deceptive Communication of Social and Religious Issues in Social Media: Representation of Social Issues in Social Media

Patterns of Deceptive Communication of Social and Religious Issues in Social Media: Representation of Social Issues in Social Media

Poothullil Mathew Martin, Jerry Joseph Onampally
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781522585350|ISBN10: 1522585354|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522585367|EISBN13: 9781522585374
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8535-0.ch026
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Martin, Poothullil Mathew, and Jerry Joseph Onampally. "Patterns of Deceptive Communication of Social and Religious Issues in Social Media: Representation of Social Issues in Social Media." Handbook of Research on Deception, Fake News, and Misinformation Online, edited by Innocent E. Chiluwa and Sergei A. Samoilenko, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 490-502. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8535-0.ch026

APA

Martin, P. M. & Onampally, J. J. (2019). Patterns of Deceptive Communication of Social and Religious Issues in Social Media: Representation of Social Issues in Social Media. In I. Chiluwa & S. Samoilenko (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Deception, Fake News, and Misinformation Online (pp. 490-502). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8535-0.ch026

Chicago

Martin, Poothullil Mathew, and Jerry Joseph Onampally. "Patterns of Deceptive Communication of Social and Religious Issues in Social Media: Representation of Social Issues in Social Media." In Handbook of Research on Deception, Fake News, and Misinformation Online, edited by Innocent E. Chiluwa and Sergei A. Samoilenko, 490-502. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8535-0.ch026

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Abstract

Deception and religion have evolved over the years. Deception and belief manipulation are aspects of religious communication. The digital space revolves around fake news and indicates that humans are more susceptible than ever to mental manipulation by powerful technological tools. This chapter demonstrates patterns in deceptive narrative usage in a communication of social and religious issues (CSRI) in social media among a religious community in Mumbai. Drawing from deception theory of David Ettingery and Philippe Jehiel, the exploitation by rational players of the fundamental attribution of error (FAE) made by other players, where FAE allows for belief manipulation. The authors propose that an increased presence of social media promotes patterns in CSRI in social media. The analysis depicted patterns in the preference to the use of text visual images, audio-visual, and audio formats when communicating social and religious issues.

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