What is Fake News?
Talk of fake news is rife in contemporary politics, but what is fake news, and how, if anything, does it differ from news which is fake? I argue that in order to make sense of the phenomenon of fake news, it is necessary to first define it and then show what does and does not fall under the rubri...
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Bucharest University Press
2018-10-01
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| description | Talk of fake news is rife in contemporary politics, but what is fake news,
and how, if anything, does it differ from news which is fake? I argue that in order to
make sense of the phenomenon of fake news, it is necessary to first define it and then
show what does and does not fall under the rubric of ‘fake news’. I then go on to
argue that fake news is not a new problem. Rather, if there is problem with fake
news it is its centrality in contemporary public debate. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b77bd0fd0cb147c6b30704b71f185bfe2023-11-02T06:54:47ZengBucharest University PressUniversity of Bucharest Review. Literary and Cultural Studies Series2734-59632018-10-01VIII/201822434What is Fake News?M.R. X. Dentith0Auckland University, New ZealandTalk of fake news is rife in contemporary politics, but what is fake news, and how, if anything, does it differ from news which is fake? I argue that in order to make sense of the phenomenon of fake news, it is necessary to first define it and then show what does and does not fall under the rubric of ‘fake news’. I then go on to argue that fake news is not a new problem. Rather, if there is problem with fake news it is its centrality in contemporary public debate. https://ubr.rev.unibuc.ro/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/M.R.-X.Dentith.pdffake newsepistemologytrustreliabilityintentions |
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