Emojis in Deceptive Online Communication: The Frequency and Type of Emoji in Deceptive and NonDeceptive Online Messages

Background: Little research has been done on nonverbal deception cues in computer-mediated communication (CMC). However, is a daily occurrence and since much shifting towards CMC, it important to understand the difference between truthful deceptive messages. Objective: This obtained more insight use of emoji messages by answering question: Are frequency type different compared online messages? Methods: Participants sent three screenshots deceptive, WhatsApp. The used were counted sorted into levels valence (positive, negative, neutral) intensity (strong versus weak). Results: results indicated that participants weak with positive, weak, strong truth deceit. No was found for frequency. Discussion: are discussed light earlier research. this first study investigating context deception. Conclusion: can be indicative as cue