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

Background: Going without sleep for long periods of time can produce a range of
experiences, including perceptual distortions and hallucinations. Many questions, however …

The widespread uptake of digital platforms–from YouTube and Instagram to Twitch and
TikTok–is reconfiguring cultural production in profound, complex, and highly uneven ways …

Many democratic nations are experiencing increased levels of false information circulating
through social media and political websites that mimic journalism formats. In many cases …

This paper examines the 2016 US presidential election campaign to identify problems with,
causes of and solutions to the contemporary fake news phenomenon. To achieve this, we …

A recent report from the UN makes the case for “global data literacy” in order to realise the
opportunities afforded by the “data revolution”. Here and in many other contexts, data …

Notícias falsas, histórias fabricadas, boatos, manchetes que são isco de cliques (as
chamadas clickbaits) não são novidade. A diferença do atual contexto é o potencial de …

As disputes concerning the environment, the economy, and pandemics occupy public
debate, we need to learn to navigate matters of public concern when facts are in doubt and …

Background/Context The Internet has democratized access to information but in so doing
has opened the floodgates to misinformation, fake news, and rank propaganda …

The cover image therefore also speaks to our interest in politics, and specifically in how
protesters harness the rhetorical power of the visual to fight the powerful. To simply bemoan …