fake news

Who Shares Fake News in Online Social Networks?

Today more and more people use social networks and so the differences in personalities of users become more diversified. The same holds true for available news content. To test if regular news and fake news are distributed similarly and to what …

Belivability of Fake News

Believability of News - Understanding Users Perceptions of Fake News and the Effectiveness of Fact-Checking Badges

When social media becomes a dominant channel for the distribution of news, manipulation of the news agenda and news content can be achieved by anyone who is hosting a website with access to social media APIs. Falsehoods masked as legitimate news with …