..., complemented by optional contextual attributes such as intent, timeliness, contextuality, provenance, and ambiguity. Findings The framework demonstrates that many existing terms, including misinformation, disinformation, malinformation, rumours, satire, conspiracy theories, and deepfakes, can be more...

... for their potential to combat disinformation and for pedagogical opportunities, particularly in enhancing critical information literacy (CIL). Design/methodology/approach The study employs a theoretical-conceptual analysis of literature on disinformation within digital media, and on Wikipedia’s role in shaping...

... to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Disinformation Fact-checking Political disinformation Political information Russo-Ukrainian conflict Validity of information The spreading of false...

... its effects and deep dives into definitional components (disinformation, misinformation, lies and so on). A broader framing of systematically distorted communication allows us to arrive at some conclusions about contemporary fake news: that it is a power strategy with a particular right-wing slant...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Rhizomes Hypertext World wide web Memex Fake news Disinformation This paper analyses the structure of hypertext and the world wide web through the contrasting metaphors of the network and the rhizome and applies this to the problem of fake news. Since...

... Disinformation Fake news Media trust Information poverty Information literacy COVID-19 Infodemic In this study, the coronavirus outbreak-related coverage serves as a case for investigating how three well-known fact-checking organizations – Snopes, FactCheck and PolitiFact – communicate the outcomes...

...Victoria L. Rubin This conceptual work [1] offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the current state of disinformation and misinformation in the digital news, or what is cumulatively called the “fake news problem.” The two essential questions I ask are: what are the roots of the problem...

... Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Democracy Misinformation Public sphere Fake news Disinformation 2016 US Presidential election It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness...

...Sille Obelitz Søe Purpose With the outset of automatic detection of information, misinformation, and disinformation, the purpose of this paper is to examine and discuss various conceptions of information, misinformation, and disinformation within philosophy of information. Design/methodology...