Over the last few years, social media has expanded to become a key platform for news dissemination and circulation, and a key orginator and propogator of 'fake news'.. Nations, governments, organisations and societies are now coming to terms with the unpredictable and debilitating consequences of fake news.
The propagation of news containing falsehoods has been linked to an increase in measles cases, surges in youth crimes, the spread of pseudo-science, compromised national security, and more. Some even perceive it as a global threat to democratic systems around the world. In this book, the authors examine factors influencing the spread of fake news, and suggest ways to combat it by exploring the key elements which enable and facilitate this phenomenon.
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Fake News in an Era of Social Media
Tracking Viral Contagion
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Table of contents
- Foreword: Fake News—Anxieties and Neurosis in the Era of Social Media
- 1 History of Fake News Dr Fadi Safieddine
- 2 Fake News, Media, and the Fourth Estate Dr. Yasmin Ibrahim
- 3 Political and Social Impact of Digital Fake News in an Era of Social Media Dr Fadi Safieddine
- 4 Case Study: Fake News and Threat to Brazilians’ Health Gheorghita Ghinea, Suzana G. Cardoso, Marian C. M. Caparelli
- 5 The Psychology of Fake News Dr. Seth M. Porter
- 6 Modelling the Propagation of Fake News in Social Media Dr Pardis Pourghomi
- 7 Corporate Attempts to Combat Fake News Dr Milan Djordjevic
- 8 Academic Research into Combating Fake News Dr Pardis Pourghomi
- 9 Variable Identification and Approaches to Validating Fake News Dr Milan Dordevic and Dr Fadi Safieddine
- 10 Fake News: A Legal Perspective Dr Moufid El-Khoury
- 11 The Ethics of the Posttruth Society: Where Are We With This? Yasmin Ibrahim, Queen Mary, University of London
- About the Editors and Contributors
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