Fake news is not an Internet creation; it has existed since ancient times. Traditional tabloids are just as responsible as digital social media for spreading deliberate misinformation. More important, new resea
And in any case, it remains unclear what 2014 data privacy discussions have to do with Collins’ inquiry, which is supposed to be investigating the impact of fake news. The inquiry, which began in 2017,produced an interim report in July. Perhaps the document cache will link data privacy and...
The cumulative impact of the lies and distortions just keeps growing, such that Brill titled his new book "The Death of Truth." "There are facts," he said, "and it used to be in this world that people could at least agree on the same set of facts and then they could debate what ...
But U.K. Culture Secretary Matt Hancock was met with cheers in Parliament when he said that the “Wild West” days of “digital companies who flout rules and think that the best thing to do is to move fast and break things without respect for the impa...
As scientists, we are proud of our role in developing the current digital age that enables billions of people to communicate rapidly with others via social media. However, when things go wrong, we are also responsible for taking an ethical stand and tryi
Analysing the behavioural finance impact of fake news’ phenomena on financial markets: A representative agent model and empirical validation. Financial Innovation, 7(1), 1–30. Article Google Scholar Garfield, E. (1979). Is citation analysis a legitimate evaluation tool? Scientometrics, 1(4), ...
At the same time, a radicalized populism emerges, generating levels of fake news never seen before. The media and social platforms have signed a deal against the 'infodemic' in order to obtain public trust. This study examines the causes of the fragmentation of the democratic system in the ...
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Opponents of the impact agenda often base their arguments on the claim that requiring scholarly research to demonstrate broader societal impacts conflicts with academic freedom. This paper argues that this claim entails a narrow interpretation of academic freedom as freedom from interference. A richer in...
How were deep fakes used in 2023 in the context of elections? 456 M. Łabuz, C. Nehring 2. Did deep fakes significantly influence the outcome of a particular election? 3. To what extent does the "information apocalypse" narrative reflect the direct impact of deep fakes on election...