Misinformation has been identified as a major contributor to various contentious
contemporary events ranging from elections and referenda to the response to the COVID-19 …

Based on an extensive literature review, we suggest that 'fake news' alludes to two
dimensions of political communication: the fake news genre (ie the deliberate creation of …

This introduction to the special issue “Beyond Fake News: The Politics of Disinformation”
contains four main sections. In the first, we discuss the major sociopolitical factors that have …

Recent progress in natural language generation has raised dual-use concerns. While
applications like summarization and translation are positive, the underlying technology also …

Not long ago, the rise of social media inspired great optimism about its potential for flattening
access to economic and political opportunity, enabling collective action, and facilitating new …

Online disinformation is considered a major challenge for modern democracies. It is widely
understood as misleading content produced to generate profits, pursue political goals, or …

It is frequently claimed that online disinformation threatens democracy, and that
disinformation is more prevalent or harmful because social media platforms have disrupted …

The Internet has evolved into a ubiquitous and indispensable digital environment in which
people communicate, seek information, and make decisions. Despite offering various …

Research indicates that the reach of fake news websites is limited to small parts of the
population. On the other hand, data demonstrate that large proportions of the public know …

“Empowering and thoroughly researched, this book offers useful contemporary analysis and
possible solutions to one of the greatest threats to democracy.”—Kirkus Reviews Editors' …