... at: enes.altuncu@iuc.edu.tr 31 01 2026 26 06 2026 02 07 2026 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Problematic information Misinformation Disinformation Conceptual framework Definition Fake news Fact-checking...

...John Buschman Purpose The broader analytical framing of systematically distorted communication (SDC) helps extract value out of the enormous amount of scholarship on fake news. Design/methodology/approach The massive literature on fake news has been the subject of handbook overviews...

...Luke Tredinnick Purpose This article analyses the structure of hypertext and the world wide web through the contrasting metaphors of the network and the rhizome and applies that analysis to the epistemic challenge presented by fake news. Design/methodology/approach The paper is a critical...

...@abm.uu.se 26 05 2020 14 10 2020 20 10 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Fact-checking Misinformation Disinformation Fake news Media trust Information poverty Information literacy COVID-19 Infodemic...

... the fake news phenomenon. This paper will examine Orwell's diaries in relation to UNESCO's Five Laws of Media and Information Literacy to examine how information literacy concepts can be traced in historical documents. Design/methodology/approach This paper will use a content analysis method to explore...

... Information behaviour Political parties Fake news Alternative facts In November 2016, Oxford Dictionaries announced “post-truth” as its international word of the year, defining it as an adjective “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public...

... science perspective on the research problem but has been influenced by research in politics, political communication and epistemology, in recognition of the extent to which the post-truth politics and fake news themes have been adopted in a wide range of disciplinary contexts. However, the authors...

...John Buschman Purpose Library and Information Science (LIS) has seen an explosion of responses to fake news in the aftermath of the 2016 US election, political in nature, eschewing “neutrality” supporting democracy. The purpose of this paper is to trace the definition of fake news, the challenges...

... of information for empowerment and democracy. Information literacy Information behaviour Young people Misinformation Political participation Civic engagement Fake news To be able to participate effectively in political processes, including elections, referendums and participatory policy making...