Based on an extensive literature review, we suggest that 'fake news' alludes to two
dimensions of political communication: the fake news genre (ie the deliberate creation of …

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 this report, we use survey data collected in late March and early April 2020 to document
and understand how people in six countries (Argentina, Germany, South Korea, Spain, the …

As the scourge of “fake news” continues to plague our information environment, attention
has turned toward devising automated solutions for detecting problematic online content …

Online disinformation is considered a major challenge for modern democracies. It is widely
understood as misleading content produced to generate profits, pursue political goals, or …

This study investigated the effect of media and information literacy (MIL) on the ability to
identify fake news, disinformation and misinformation, and sharing intentions. The …

The COVID-19 pandemic led universities to transform the traditional teaching methodologies
into distance education. Therefore, social media has become progressively prominent as …

Introducción: Este estudio tiene como objetivo explorar el impacto de la pandemia de Covid-
19 en los hábitos y el consumo de medios en España, uno de los países más gravemente …

The mechanisms by which users of platforms such as Facebook and Twitter spread
misinformation are not well understood. In this study, we argue that the effects of …

In 2020, the term 'infodemic'rose from relative obscurity to becoming a popular catch-all
metaphor, representing the perils of fast, wide-spreading (false) information about the …