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ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS

Fake News in an Era of Social Media

Fake News in an Era of Social Media

Tracking Viral Contagion

ISBN: 9781538148150
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Over the last few years, social media has expanded to become a key platform for news dissemination and circulation, and a key orginator and propogator of 'fake news'.. Nations, governments, organisations and societies are now coming to terms with the unpredictable and debilitating consequences of fake news. The propagation of news containing falsehoods has been linked to an increase in measles cases, surges in youth crimes, the spread of pseudo-science, compromised national security, and more. Some even perceive it as a global threat to democratic systems around the world. In this book, the authors examine factors influencing the spread of fake news, and suggest ways to combat it by exploring the key elements which enable and facilitate this phenomenon.

Edited by Yasmin Ibrahim, Fadi Safieddine

Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS

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Format: PAPERBACK

Pages: 196

Foreword: Fake News-Anxieties and Neurosis in the Era of Social Media 1. History of Fake News, Fadi Safieddine 2. Fake News, Media, and the Fourth Estate, Yasmin Ibrahim 3. Political and Social Impact of Digital Fake News in an Era of Social Media, Fadi Safieddine 4. Case Study: Fake News and Threat to Brazilians' Health, Gheorghita Ghinea, Suzana G. Cardoso, Marian C. M. Caparelli 5. The Psychology of Fake News, Seth M. Porter 6. Modelling the Propagation of Fake News in Social Media, Pardis Pourghomi 7. Corporate Attempts to Combat Fake News, Milan Djordjevic 8. Academic Research into Combating Fake News, Pardis Pourghomi 9. Variable Identification and Approaches to Validating Fake News, Milan Dordevic and Dr Fadi Safieddine 10. Fake News: A Legal Perspective, Moufid El-Khoury 11. The Ethics of the Posttruth Society: Where Are We With This? Yasmin Ibrahim Index

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Author Bio

Yasmin Ibrahim is Professor of Digital Economy and Culture at Queen Mary University of London. Fadi Safieddine is Senior Lecturer in Computer Science and Information Systems at the University of East London.