Fake News und Desinformation

Herausforderungen für die vernetzte Gesellschaft und die empirische Forschung

Bibliographic Data

ID19948645
EditorsRalf Hohlfeld (0009-0003-8503-1673), Michael Harnischmacher, Elfi Heinke (0000-0001-8496-2191), Lea Lehner, Michael Sengl (0000-0001-6556-4446)
Year2020
Publication date2020-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueFake News und Desinformation (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherNomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5771/9783748901334
OpenAlexW3111615040
ISBN9783748901334
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited137

Disinformation has long been a tool used in political communication. However, with the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States and in the run-up to Britain’s ‘Brexit’ from the European Union, deliberately falsified news gained a whole new social meaning. Now, the devastating effects false reports can have on democratic systems have become visible. This book explores this phenomenon by defining what ‘fake news’ really is. It examines how, why and by whom it is used and reflects on what can be done about it, both on a societal and personal level. To this end, the book provides an overview of the state of empirical research into fake news and disinformation, particularly with regard to their dissemination, recognisability and effectiveness. At the same time, it discusses the challenges disinformation poses to our society in a mixture of essays, theoretical discussions and empirical studies, which explore the topic from all sides

Brexit · Business · Democracy · Disinformation · Epistemology · European union · Fake news · Internet privacy · Meaning (existential) · Media studies · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social media · Sociology · State (computer science) · Computer Science · Law · Misinformation and Its Impacts

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