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Conspiracy Theories, Fake News and Disinformation. Why There’s So Much of It and What We Can Do About it

... Department of State, a group of researchers released a report called " Weapons of Mass Distraction: Foreign State-Sponsored Disinformation in the Digital Age ." The report mostly focused on foreign states’ propaganda, disinformation and fake news. Taking into account the upcoming US elections, the report can provide practical recommendations for policymakers and stakeholders. Christina Nemr and William Gangware: " Weapons of Mass Distraction: Foreign State-Sponsored Disinformation ...

05.06.2020

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Issues of Media Credibility in the New Technological Conditions Discussed at the Central House of Journalists

... publication. Olga Alekseeva noted that in the conditions of instant dissemination of information, journalists have no time to verify the facts. Today's small talks are conducted in social networks. According to Alekseeva, fake information is interesting to society and there is a demand for it. The speaker gave examples of media specializing in posting fake news as part of the infotainment strategy. Vyacheslav Umanovsky, Director of The Central House of Journalists, continued the discussion on the narrative raised by Timofeev, the definitions used (for example, different sources can write “terrorists” ...

25.04.2019