We are witnessing a growing concern around the impact of hyper-realistic synthetic media
and its dissemination in what is widely known as" deepfakes." However, the phenomenon's …

With the rapid development of technology, social media as a communication platform has
caused a significant increase in the dissemination of false information and fake news. We …

Research on fake news and false narratives is growing, and their ethical implications are
increasingly garnering academic attention. This escalating crisis demands prompt …

Purpose This study aims to establish a comprehensive understanding of the intricacies of
how individuals engage with deepfakes, focusing on limiting adverse effects and capitalizing …

Rumors regarding COVID-19 have been prevalent on the Internet and affect the control of
the COVID-19 pandemic. Using 1,296 COVID-19 rumors collected from an online platform …

Purpose The study aims to examine the impact of the wave of seismic activity in the northern
region of Oltenia (Gorj County, Romania) in February 2023 and the belief in 'fake …

Social media can be a major accelerator of the spread of misinformation, thereby potentially
compromising both individual well-being and social cohesion. Despite significant recent …

Meta‐information is information about information that can be used as cues to guide
judgments and decisions. Three types of meta‐information that are routinely used in …

Drawing on the experiences of the 2020 Taiwanese and Moldovan presidential elections,
this article develops a framework to better understand whether certain aspects of identity can …

Fake news was conventionally assumed to mean fabricated information published in
newspapers and other mass media. It was mostly done to increase the paper's sales and …