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Fake news refers to deliberately false or misleading information that is presented as news. It has existed for centuries in various forms like fabricated stories in newspapers to undermine governments or influence elections. Modern fake news spreads widely online and can undermine trust in media, democratic processes, and promote conspiracy theories. Recent efforts have aimed to curb its spread on social media and promote fact-checking to address its consequences.
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Introduction
Fake news has been circulating for a long time in news outlets and recently, it has been pumped into the public eye like never before. Major news channels have broadcasted false stories about almost anything from war crimes and corruption to celebrity scandals to shape the public view, spread fear, and cause mayhem. I want to research fake news because their spread has made us more ignorant, sew divide between us, and have spread hate among us. As recently warned in the world economic forum (2013) about the so-called "digital wildfires," i.e. fake news going viral through digital media could be taken as the most significant threats that societies and governments face. The discourses revolving around fake news have been in existent for quite some time now- even though known by different names and definitions, only in recent years has the term drawn so much interests and public discourses.
As argued by Allcott & Gentzkow, (2017), the topic of fake news has been extensively covered in psychology, economics, computer science, and political science. For the past decade, scholars have analyzed the ways in which entertainment can affect politics. In particular, the satirical nature of talk shows. This has drawn interests on how news coated with entertainment may affect the political space. Holbert (2005) asserts that the daily shows are programs that propagate fake news. He argues that such programs revolve around political satire, therefore, passing across a message that most falsified information is majorly political. Across countries, whether with authoritative or democratic regimes, fake news has diminished the credibility of legit media sites. This has led to the polarization of the public. However, the advent of the internet has been attributed to the rise of fake news. Finneman &Thomas (2018) attributes this growth of falsified information to the fact that anyone is capable of posting anything online. The rising popularity of social media has significantly contributed to the rise of fake news. In 2016, Facebook users reached 1.8 billion with Twitter registering about 400 million users. The shift has also been attributed to the declining trust in mainstream media. The biggest factor behind the growth of misleading information is their social engagement. For example, Silverman (2016) argues that during the 2016 presidential elections in the USA, the public engaged with misleading information more on Facebook than in mainstream media. Allcot & Gentzknow (2017) assert that in the month before the 2016 elections, people spent about one hour or more engaging with social media news.
Research Question
Given the fact that the Russian government has spread lies and propaganda across news outlets and social media, how does fake news affect public perception in Ukraine and ...
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- 1. Fake news n. “…news that conveys or incorporates false, fabricated, or deliberately misleading information, or that is characterized as or accused of doing so.” What is Fake News? Oxford English Dictionary - 2019 ‘Fake News – person reading fake news article’ by Mike MacKenzie https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
- 2. Types of Fake News There are several types of online information that could be classified as fake news. These include:
- 3. Fake News in history Mid-1700s – King on his deathbed During the Jacobite rebellion, some individuals disloyal to King George II, sought to undermine his rule by printing fake stories that his health was failing. 1835 – The Moon hoax The New York Sun newspaper runs a series of articles claiming that life has been discovered on the Moon. They attributed the discovery to a renowned astronomer, before later admitting the story to be a hoax. 1924 – The Zinoviev Letter Days before the 1924 UK General Election, the Daily Mail publishes a forged letter, purportedly from the Soviet government, suggesting a Labour victory would hasten the radicalisation of the working classes. Labour went on to lose the election. 1989 – Hillsborough Disaster In the aftermath of the disaster at Hillsborough football stadium, where 96 supporters died, The Sun newspaper published a series of misleading and fabricated stories, placing much of the blame on Liverpool fans. The paper published a front page apology and new report on the incident in 2012. Though popularised during the 2016 US election campaign, Fake News has been circulating for centuries. 1700 2019
- 4. Consequences of Fake News The rapid spread of Fake News and disinformation online can have profound consequences. Examples include: • Distrust in the media • Undermining the democratic process • Platforms for harmful conspiracy theories and hate speech • Spread of false or discredited science – e.g. anti-vax movement
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