Category: News

Article by E&D People create and distribute fake news for a variety of reasons, from looking to obtain commercial and political gains to simply wishing to attract attention. Following the Loughborough University’s Online Civic Culture Centre, 42.8% of news sharers engage in sharing inaccurate or fake news. What is the common reason? It is to READ MORE

Article by Innohub On August 21, 1835, the New York newspaper The Sun published what we know today as the first “fake news”. This news, known as “The Great Moon Hoax” reported over six articles about the discovery of life on the Moon. Throughout the publications, it was claimed that the existence of plants, animals, READ MORE

Article by CSI “We’re not just fighting an epidemic. We’re fighting an infodemic”[i]. According to Scheufele[ii], uncertainty and anxiety about the pandemic, combined with the political overtones and partisanship that influence how we respond to new information, create an environment ripe for misinformation, that often goes viral due to its ability to provoke emotion. Below READ MORE

Article prepared by CWEP Fake news spread in the mass media rapidly. There are many reasons why it happens. Sometimes it is just a matter of hurry – a journalist who has not enough time can not check all of the information properly before publishing them. However, very often fake news are spreaded on purpose READ MORE

Article by Materahub Fake news are one of the most prominent and dangerous phenomena on social media. Since they are spreading to traditional media as well, having a reliable way of identifying fake news is more relevant than ever. Internet is an open source where you can find everything you need, sometimes it can be READ MORE

The EU Commission strengthens the rules against fake news and online disinformation, proposing new commitments for Facebook, Google, Twitter and all other digital platforms. In May 26th, the Internal Market Commissioner, Thierry Breton, while presenting the update of the ‘Code of Best Practices on Disinformation’ signed in 2018 by Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and recently READ MORE

Article by Innohub The 2016 Presidential Election was not the first time misinformation and influence tactics were used. What’s fresh (and true) is the spread of false news through our 24-hour news cycle and constant access to it. Several people agree that the use of misinformation as a means of persuasion and instrument of influence READ MORE

Article by Alexandra Pambouka – Project Manager at Center for Social Innovation (CSI) I www.csicy.com Sometimes it’s hard to tell if someone is just having fun or trying to hurt you, especially online. If you feel hurt or think others are laughing at you instead of with you, then the joke has gone too far. If it READ MORE

Article by CWEP “Media create reality”, “Media manipulate” – we hear these statements very often, just as often we may hear “Manipulate? Me? No, that’s not true. I am aware of what I read and I form my own opinion on those topics by myself.”  Well… Are you sure? Each of us can become a READ MORE

Article by Materahub Misinformation in social media is currently attracting a lot of attention, it is not a new phenomenon and has probably existed since the dawn of humanity. There are several related terms similar to misinformation such as spam (a large number of recipients) rumor (verified or unverified) and fake news (in the format READ MORE