The Complexity of Post-truth in Research: An Indigenous Speculation. In Post-Truth, Fake News
In an era where objective facts and verifiable truths are less influential in shaping public opinion than emotional appeals and personal beliefs, it is becoming increasingly difficult to discern what is real…
Social determinants of content selection in the age of (mis)information
This research investigates the dissemination of conspiracy theories on the internet, like the notion that contributes to global warming or vaccines that cause autism. By analyzing data from 1.2 million Italian Facebook…
A systematic review on fake news themes reported in literature. In Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society
This systematic literature review examines the factors that contribute to the spread of fake news on social media. The objective is to ascertain the reasons behind the dissemination of false information and…
Fake news, social media and marketing: A systematic review
This paper addresses the gap in research on how social media misinformation, or “fake news,” impacts marketing and consumers, rather than just political communication. Through an interdisciplinary review, it identifies five key…
Mapping recent development in scholarship on fake news and misinformation, 2008 to 2017: Disciplinary contribution, topics, and impact.
This review article analyzes 142 journal articles on fake news and misinformation published between 2008 and 2017, discovering that communication scholars and psychologists contributed nearly half of the articles, though interest spans…
Countering fake news: A survey of recent global initiatives.
This report examines the various government measures aimed at tackling fake news, with a focus on disinformation that poses a threat to national security. The report highlights key actions, including new legislation…
A systematic literature review on disinformation: Toward a unified taxonomical framework
The article emphasizes the importance of specific definitions and an in-depth comprehension of disinformation to tackle its magnitude, frequency, and speed. The authors note the absence of a widely accepted classification system…
The use of critical thinking to identify fake news: a systematic literature review
Given the vast amount of information available online and many tools and studies that focus on detecting fake news, there is limited research on using information literacy, especially critical thinking, to evaluate…
The social media life of climate change: Platforms, publics, and future imaginaries.
The paper reviews literature on social media’s role in climate change communication, noting a bias towards Twitter studies and common research approaches. It highlights key findings on information sources, climate discussions, and…
Online communication on climate change and climate politics: a literature review
The paper reviews scholarly literature on online and social media’s role in climate change communication. It examines how various stakeholders use these platforms and finds that climate scientists and institutions are not…
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