Although the phenomenon of disinformation and, specifically, fake news has become
especially serious and problematic, this phenomenon has not been widely addressed in …

In the current media ecosystem, in which the traditional media coexists with new players
who are able to produce information and spread it widely, there is growing concern about …

Purpose The pandemic has enhanced the global phenomenon of disinformation. This paper
aims to study the false news concerning COVID-19, spread through social media in Spain …

Internet, new technologies and social networks have changed the consumption and
dissemination of information. The world is witnessing the proliferation of so-called false …

Disinformation has become one of the main problems for society and democracy. Despite
the increase in research on this topic, citizen perception of the effects caused by fake news …

The COVID-19 pandemic and the boom of fake news cluttering the internet have revealed
the power of social media today. However, young people are not yet aware of their role in …

This paper reviews some academic works on fake news published in Spain in the last seven
years, a period in which the 2016 and 2020 US elections and the COVID-19 pandemic …

The relationship between a subject's ideological persuasion with the belief and spread of
fake news is the object of our study. Departing from a left-vs. right-wing framework, a …

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 …

In many parts of the world, long before social media, trust in media and journalism was
fragile and shaky. Today, however, with an unprecedented information abundance, the …