September 2, 2025
Campbell Publishes Study on Cause of Fake News Sharing on Social Media
Professor Scott Campbell, Rinehart Chair in Mediated Communication, was recognized as an International Communication Association Fellow at the 2025 ICA Conference in Denver, honoring his distinguished scholarship in mobile media and communication. With the addition of Campbell, nine Ohio State School of Communication faculty now hold the distinction of being ICA Fellow, a recognition of distinguished scholarship contributions in the broad field of communication.
Professor Scott Campbell published new research in Computers in Human Behavior highlighting that people who feel like news “finds them” – meaning they encounter news when they are not actively searching for it – are more likely to share fake news. The study also showed that how people use social media and their phones, both separately and together, affects this accidental news exposure and fake news sharing.
Campbell will have a new study published in the September issue of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication further exploring the “news-finds-me” perception.