Table 4. Summary data for study variables.
| Variable | M | SD | Range | Skewness | Kurtosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency of sharing or reposting news items | 3.26 | 2.52 | 1–10 | .45 | -.70 |
| Frequency of reading posts in social media that were later debunked in CoronaCheck | 4.58 | 2.96 | 1–10 | -.16 | -1.06 |
| Level of concern about fake news | 8.65 | 1.7 | 1–10 | -1.78 | 3.49 |
| Capacity to differentiate fake news from genuine news | 4.23 | .70 | 1–5 | -1.16 | 3.28 |
| Perceived trustworthiness of expert COVID-19 information | 8.40 | 1.38 | 1–10 | -1.48 | 3.95 |
| Perceived trustworthiness of COVID-19 vaccine information | 8.32 | 1.54 | 1–10 | -1.56 | 3.76 |
| Likelihood to have vaccine | 8.61 | 1.98 | 1–10 | -2.02 | 4.36 |
| Conspiracy mentality | 5.90 | 1.71 | 1–11 | 1.04 | .37 |
| Belief in science | 5.82 | .94 | 1–7 | -1.13 | 1.81 |