There’s clear evidence of global disinformation warfare, and the uncomfortable truth is that those who share this disinformation are holding the internet equivalent of a smoking gun.
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The findings of a study of fake news sharing on Facebook have implications for knowledge sharing in organisations, and for how we address the problem of fake news.
Given the seriousness of the fake news issue, is there more that the knowledge management discipline can do? Two options are proposed.
A newspaper article has accused an anti-Safe Schools advocate of staging a fake front group campaign on behalf of the Liberal Party of Australia and the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL).
The Washington Post was accused of spreading fake news after it published inaccurate reports regarding Russian hacking of the US electricity grid. Is this really fake news?
Fake news would cease to be a problem if people stopped falling for it and circulating it, so there’s much that we as media consumers can do.
Implicit in the terms “post-truth” and “post-truth politics” is the view that the global information landscape has undergone a dramatic and sudden shift. But is this really the case?
A new platform called “Hoaxy” is showing promise in tackling the growing problem of misinformation online.
Two examples that illustrate how sharing false and distorted information reinforces negative cultural stereotypes.