Fact Checking After Truth
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چکیده
The rise of “fake news” (misinformation presented in the format news reports) and a claimed breakdown social consensus behind reliability experts mainstream reporting as information sources (leading to “post-truth” society) have raised hard choices for journalistic fact-checkers. Should they focus on nuanced evaluations specific claims by politicians, or shift debunking misinformation more generally? An analysis fact-checking reports at Washington Post around 2016 2020 elections suggests little change practice, contrast 2014 Ukrainian initiative Stop Fake which attempted debunk fake reporting.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the annual conference of CAIS
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2562-7589']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/cais1268