The global rise of “fake news” and the threat to democratic elections in the USA
Purpose – Since the end of 2016, “fake news” has had a clear meaning in the USA. After years of scholarship attempting to define “fake news” and where it fits among the larger schema of media hoaxing and deception, popular culture and even academic studies converged following the 2016 US presidentia...
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Emerald Publishing
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Public Administration and Policy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/PAP-04-2019-0008/full/pdf?title=the-global-rise-of-fake-news-and-the-threat-to-democratic-elections-in-the-usa |