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Fake News in an Era of Social Media
Tracking Viral Contagion
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2020
Summary
Over the last few years, social media has expanded to become a key platform for news dissemination and circulation, and a key orginator and propogator of 'fake news'.. Nations, governments, organisations and societies are now coming to terms with the unpredictable and debilitating consequences of fake news.
The propagation of news containing falsehoods has been linked to an increase in measles cases, surges in youth crimes, the spread of pseudo-science, compromised national security, and more. Some even perceive it as a global threat to democratic systems around the world. In this book, the authors examine factors influencing the spread of fake news, and suggest ways to combat it by exploring the key elements which enable and facilitate this phenomenon.
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Copyright year
2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-78661-421-6
ISBN-Online
978-1-78661-422-3
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
184
Product type
Edited Book
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Foreword No access
1. History of Fake News No access Pages 1 - 26
2. Fake News, Media, and the Fourth Estate No access Pages 27 - 42
3. Political and Social Impact of Digital Fake News in an Era of Social Media No access Pages 43 - 58
4. Case Study: Fake News and Threat to Brazilians’ Health No access Pages 59 - 72
5. The Psychology of Fake News No access Pages 73 - 86
6. Modelling the Propagation of Fake News in Social Media No access Pages 87 - 102
7. Corporate Attempts to Combat Fake News No access Pages 103 - 116
8. Academic Research into Combating Fake News No access Pages 117 - 132
9. Variable Identification and Approaches to Validating Fake News No access Pages 133 - 148
10. Fake News: A Legal Perspective No access Pages 149 - 164
11. The Ethics of the Posttruth Society: Where Are We With This? No access Pages 165 - 176
Index No access Pages 177 - 180
About the Editors and Contributors No access Pages 181 - 184
