The use of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) in journalistic work has been a core concern for journalists. Scoop is sophisticated phenomena in media, which is associated with credibility. Objective: To verify empirically of this phenomenon, this study examined how scoop affect the credibility of the news on SNSs. This quantitative study presents and discusses empirical findings from a survey of 242 Jordanian journalists by questionnaire. The results indicate that scoop always pushes journalists to communicate with sources that have a high level of quality and honesty to get real information. In addition, the results of this study provide positive evidence about the importance of scoop in maintaining the credibility of the news, journalist, and media, due to the ongoing verification of the sources that provide news to journalists.