There is growing concern amongst policy makers, managers and academic researchers
over the role that social media plays in spreading misinformation, widely described as 'Fake …

How do the Internet and social media affect political outcomes? We review empirical
evidence from the recent political economy literature, focusing primarily on work that …

The explosion of social media allowed individuals to spread information without cost, with
little investigation and fewer filters than before. This amplified the old problem of fake news …

The World Health Organization has not only signaled the health risks of COVID-19, but also
labeled the situation as infodemic, due to the amount of information, true and false …

The rise of “fake news” is a major concern in contemporary Western democracies. Yet,
research on the psychological motivations behind the spread of political fake news on social …

To what extent do mass media outlets influence viewers' trust in scientific evidence and
compliance with behavior recommended by scientific experts? Exploiting the US lockdown …

The public is convinced that beliefs in conspiracy theories are increasing, and many
scholars, journalists, and policymakers agree. Given the associations between conspiracy …

The global spread of the novel coronavirus is affected by the spread of related
misinformation—the so-called COVID-19 Infodemic—that makes populations more …

Fake online reviews in e-commerce significantly affect online consumers, merchants, and,
as a result, market efficiency. Despite scholarly efforts to examine fake reviews, there still …

Introduction Misinformation surrounding COVID-19 poses a global public health problem
that adversely affects governments' abilities to mitigate the disease and causes accidental …