TY - JOUR
T1 - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ON TIKTOK
T2 - TOPICS AND CLAIMS OF MISLEADING INFORMATION
AU - Pereira, Brenda Braga
AU - Ha, Sangwoo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - In light of the increasing frequency of misleading information in social media regarding environmental issues, this study aimed to identify misleading information spread through TikTok videos and to discuss why such content is considered misleading, drawing on relevant literature. Hashtags with large numbers of views, such as #climatechange, #sustainability, #pollution, #biodiversity, #environmentalprotection, #environmentalissues, #energysource, and #environmentalproblems, were used for data collection through web scrapper called Apify (https://apify.com/). A total of 29 misleading videos were found. Content analysis was applied to identify and classify the topics and misleading claims. The topics of misleading videos, according to the most frequent mentions, were energy sources, followed by climate change, pollution, biodiversity, and environmental degradation. Among the misleading claims, videos related to pyramids as non-pollutant power plants and conspiracy related to pollution exhibited the highest frequency. The results show various misleading claims in videos related to environmental topics. Also, emphasized the importance of science education in addressing misleading information. In addition, the importance of an interdisciplinary approach for addressing environmental issues was reinforced.
AB - In light of the increasing frequency of misleading information in social media regarding environmental issues, this study aimed to identify misleading information spread through TikTok videos and to discuss why such content is considered misleading, drawing on relevant literature. Hashtags with large numbers of views, such as #climatechange, #sustainability, #pollution, #biodiversity, #environmentalprotection, #environmentalissues, #energysource, and #environmentalproblems, were used for data collection through web scrapper called Apify (https://apify.com/). A total of 29 misleading videos were found. Content analysis was applied to identify and classify the topics and misleading claims. The topics of misleading videos, according to the most frequent mentions, were energy sources, followed by climate change, pollution, biodiversity, and environmental degradation. Among the misleading claims, videos related to pyramids as non-pollutant power plants and conspiracy related to pollution exhibited the highest frequency. The results show various misleading claims in videos related to environmental topics. Also, emphasized the importance of science education in addressing misleading information. In addition, the importance of an interdisciplinary approach for addressing environmental issues was reinforced.
KW - content analysis
KW - environmental issues
KW - misleading information
KW - science education
KW - TikTok videos
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85188119727&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.33225/jbse/24.23.131
DO - 10.33225/jbse/24.23.131
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85188119727
SN - 1648-3898
VL - 23
SP - 131
EP - 150
JO - Journal of Baltic Science Education
JF - Journal of Baltic Science Education
IS - 1
ER -