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The way individuals use the internet and social media is gradually changing. The pace at which information travels on social media is astounding and it has been found that social media disseminating accurate or misleading information to the public about the COVID-19 epidemic. This quantitative study was done among Pahang citizens using the non-probability sampling approach, and data was obtained from as many as 130 respondents. The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of gender variables in moderating the association between instant news sharing and false news spreading in Pahang during the pandemic. Covid-19. The result shows that gender does not moderate the relationship between instant news sharing and fake news sharing.
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To Cite this Article: Misaridin, N. A. F. binti, Ismail, R. N. H. binti R., Rozali, W. N. A. W. binti, & Bakar, W. H. R. bin W. A. (2023). The Moderating Effect of Gender on Instant News Sharing and Fake News Sharing Linkages. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13(1), 1504 – 1512.
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