Table 1.

News article exposure simulation conditions and core messages.

Condition	Core message in simulated news article
1: Threat certainty × Solution certainty	The infectiousness of asymptomatic cases is limited and there are adequate guarantees to control the transmission range of asymptomatic cases
2: Threat certainty × Solution uncertainty	The infectiousness of asymptomatic cases is limited, but the means to control the transmission range of asymptomatic cases are uncertain
3: Threat uncertainty × Solution certainty	The infectiousness of asymptomatic cases is uncertain, but there are adequate guarantees to control the transmission range of asymptomatic cases
4: Threat uncertainty × Solution uncertainty	The infectiousness of asymptomatic cases is uncertain and the means to control the transmission range of asymptomatic cases are uncertain