All Articles tagged fake news

• Research Article
  February 28, 2024 KST
  Unraveling the Web of Health Misinformation: Exploring the Characteristics, Emotions, and Motivations of Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Vinit YadavYukti Dhadwal IIRubal KanoziaShri Ram PandeyAshok Kumar

  An analysis of 1,154 pandemic-related fact-checked articles from 2020 revealed the topics most covered and the prevalence of negative valence. Motives for sharing these stories were also considered.

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• Research Article
  February 28, 2021 KST
  Social Media Fake News in India
  Md. Sayeed Al-Zaman

  A study of 419 fake news items published in India on social media looks at the most common themes and content of fake news.

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• Research Article
  February 28, 2021 KST
  A Study on Fake News Subject Matter, Presentation Elements, Tools of Detection, and Social Media Platforms in India
  Rubal KanoziaRitu AryaSatwinder SinghGarima GanghariyaSumit Narula

  A sample of news stories debunked by Indian fact-checking websites Factly and Alt News December 2019-February 2020 showed that politics were the most common subject of these stories.

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• Research Article
  May 31, 2020 KST
  Does Fake News Matter to Election Outcomes?: The Case Study of Taiwan’s 2018 Local Elections
  Tai-Li Wang

  An online survey of 1068 randomly selected voters conducted immediately after the Taiwan 2018 election confirmed that false news affected Taiwanese voters' judgment of the news and their voting decisions.

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• Research Article
  May 31, 2020 KST
  Analysis of Fake News in the 2017 Korean Presidential Election
  Seon-gyu GoMi-ran Lee

  In the 2017 presidential election, fake news has been confirmed to have the effect of mobilizing supporters for each political party.

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