... information”. Debunking of rumour Information sharing Online discussion Political information Political rumour Rumour Rumour is a type of mis- or disinformation to which insufficient attention has been paid in information behaviour research so far. In general, rumours can...

...Reijo Savolainen Purpose This study aims to elaborate the nature of political information seeking and sharing in social Q&A platforms in times of significant political events such as presidential election. Design/methodology/approach The research framework draws on the Information Utility...

...Reijo Savolainen Purpose To elaborate the nature of fact-checking in the domain of political information by examining how fact-checkers assess the validity of claims concerning the Russo-Ukrainian conflict and how they support their assessments by drawing on evidence acquired from diverse sources...