Phenomenon of Fake News

• Authors: Pasławska Paulina , Popielska-Borys Anna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Analysis of Fake News phenomena – mainly looking for an answer where are the Fake News sources and who is responsible for their effects - psycho and social aspects of fake news mechanism. Additionally, focusing on evolution of its definition and their taxonomy. At the end, fake news are analyzed as a 21st century biggest thread of new media and looked for the lasts trends in counteracting.

Keywords

EN

fakenews; socialmedia; newmedia; sociology; journalism; news; media; internet

• Publisher: Wyższa Szkoła Informatyki i Zarządzania z siedzibą w Rzeszowie
• Journal: Social Communication. Online Journal
• Year: 2018
• Issue: Special Issue
• Pages: 136-140

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

author

Pasławska Paulina

author

Popielska-Borys Anna

• Wyższa Szkoła Europejska im. Tischnera w Krakowie

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Identifiers

EISSN

2450-7563