Reducing the spread of false news remains a challenge for social media platforms, as the
current strategy of using third-party fact-checkers lacks the capacity to address both the …

This study addresses the expansion of Brazilian fact-checking enterprises, focusing on their
funding sources and challenges to ensure editorial autonomy. The research is mainly …

People are exposed to a lot of information daily, which is a mix of facts, opinions, and false
claims. The rate at which information is created and spread has necessitated an automated …

This study unpacks the emerging framework of detection, verification, and correction of
falsehoods developed by fact-checkers outside Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and …

Social media platforms have witnessed an unprecedented growth in users from rural
communities in India. Many of these users are new to online information environments and …

This study addresses socio-political and professional factors driving the surge of the
Brazilian fact-checking venture in the last years. Drawing on a set of 16 semi-structured …

In response to skepticism and criticisms of bias, fact-checkers attempt to be transparent in
their work, a practice adopted from their journalistic roots. This study identifies the acts of …

With the advent of modern digital technology and reach of digitized contents manipulation of
facts turned to fake news and their impact is widespread than ever. The intent is often to …

The rise of fake news and other types of disinformation has sparked academic interest in
examining the reasons some individuals fall for online falsehoods and with what …

It is broadly assumed that the effects of disinformation are perverse and negative, and a vast
amount of research has been made to study its causes and consequences in different …