The theme of politics is closely linked to the control of information and investigative journalism which aims to unmask disinformation. Three case studies will be
Category: Fake news
Deepfake
The term deep fake is commonly referred to as a video in which a person’s face has been convincingly replaced by a computer-generated face. Deepfakes
Gender Based Doxxing and Swatting
Introduction Doxxing is shorthand for ‘dropping documents’ and is ascribed to a phenomenon where a person’s private information is released publicly. Shockingly, a 2016 study
The watchdog fleas
Watchdog journalists are known for their perseverance, patience, readiness to sacrifice, determination, and courage. Without them, all potentially great stories crumble, surfacing as phantom investigations,
The outrageous history of Fake News
“The use of propaganda is ancient, but never before has there been the technology to so effectively disseminate it” (Posetti and Matthews, 2018). Fake news is
Deepfake: The Information Boogeyman
The line between reality and simulation is becoming increasingly curtailed when it comes to media outlets. Speaking of false audiovisuals at a time in which
Case study of fake news
Melania Trump discovers the love story between Michael Phelps and Hilary Clinton: all thanks to a secret chat on the Pokemon Go application. The story of
Privacy on the internet: the danger of doxing
The term doxing derives from the slang “dropping mix” or “dropping docs”, which was a revenge tactic used in hacker culture in the 1990s. Doxing is
Doxing
Doxing is an English term, derived from dox which is the abbreviation for documents, which as a neologism made its appearance online at the end
Pseudo news… hoax news… fake news
Fake news is also known as “pseudo-news” or hoax news are news or in general, content that is supposed to be informative to readers and
Deception: what is fake news?
Mendacium pedes non habet. Gaio Giulio Phaedrus The Lie has no feet is an expression coined by Phaedrus, a storyteller of the 1st century, who
A misleading truth called fake news
Fake news became a widespread term, especially after the blossoming of the internet and social media as privileged platforms to communicate, interact and acquire information. In
Contextual understanding of fake news
Is it reasonable to say it is almost impossible for a human being to not have heard about fake news in the current information paradigm?
What is fake news?
Fabricated news reports and articles fool millions of readers on a daily basis. In most cases, the reports of this news can be easily distinguishable
The history of fake news
2000 years ago, the Roman Republic was facing a civil war between Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, and Mark Anthony, one of Caesar’s
Understanding fake news
“The age of post-truth stretches as far back as you care to look, there never has been a golden age of transparency”, said Steven Poole
History of fake news
Donald Trump, Cleopatra and her lover Marco Antonio, the monsters on the Moon: the minestrone (vegetables soup) of the Fake News. The point of departure and
Tracing back: history of fake news
Source: ReKnew While some scholars have tried to identify the historical origins of fake news, resulting in various versions on the topic, the truth is