This meta-analytic review examines the link between narcissism and aggression, and
whether the link is stronger under provocation conditions. A total of 437 independent studies …

The term dark triad refers to the constellation of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and
psychopathy. Over the past few years, the concept has gained momentum, with many …

The rise of “fake news” is a major concern in contemporary Western democracies. Yet,
research on the psychological motivations behind the spread of political fake news on social …

The terms “post-truth” and “fake news” have become increasingly prevalent in public
discourse over the last year. This article explores the growing abundance of misinformation …

Citizen participation in the news-making process has been a hopeful promise since the
1990s. Observers hoped for a rejuvenation of journalism and democracy alike. However …

Consensus is emerging that the constellation of dark personalities should include the
sadistic personality. To build a four-factor measure, we modified and extended the Short …

Research and practice have mostly focused on the “bright side” of social media, aiming to
understand and help in leveraging the manifold opportunities afforded by this technology …

The paper introduces a deep learning-based Twitter hate-speech text classification system.
The classifier assigns each tweet to one of four predefined categories: racism, sexism, both …

Until recently, social media was seen to promote democratic discourse on social and
political issues. However, this powerful communication platform has come under scrutiny for …

In online communities, antisocial behavior such as trolling disrupts constructive discussion.
While prior work suggests that trolling behavior is confined to a vocal and antisocial minority …