Combating the spread of fake news remains a difficult problem. For this reason, it is
increasingly urgent to understand the phenomenon of fake news. This review aims to see …

Computers, the Internet and social media enable every individual to be a publisher,
communicating true or false information instantly and globally. In the 'post-truth'era …

This study investigated the effect of media and information literacy (MIL) on the ability to
identify fake news, disinformation and misinformation, and sharing intentions. The …

The mechanisms by which users of platforms such as Facebook and Twitter spread
misinformation are not well understood. In this study, we argue that the effects of …

Answering calls for deeper consideration of the relationship between moral panics and
emergent media systems, this exploratory article assesses the effects of social media–web …

Current literature on fake news is rather abundant and mainly focused on history, variety,
and types, rather than processes. This review draws on current literature to build a working …

Elections worldwide have been marked by the spread of fake news. Online disinformation is
everywhere, used as a political weapon in the battlefield of manipulation. This study focused …

This study explores the factors that influence the dissemination process of and public
susceptibility to fake news amidst COVID-19. By adopting a qualitative approach that draws …

Nowadays, misinformation and hoaxes travel faster than they did in the past, mostly thanks
to the emergence of digital platforms and the popularization of social networking sites …

Abstract In diesem Open-Access-Buch geht es um die Frage, welche individuellen Faktoren
Vertrauen bzw. Misstrauen in Journalismus erklären. In Teilen der Bevölkerung erodiert das …