Understanding Fake News: Technology, Affects, and the Politics of the Untruth

This paper provides epistemic and conceptual tools for a better understanding of fake news. It begins by looking for a definition of fake news that distinguishes between fabricated news stories and biased claims, showing that fake news "stricto sensu" is less frequent and influential than...

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Main Author: Manuel Arias Maldonado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2019-11-01
Series:Historia y Comunicación Social
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Online Access:https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/HICS/article/view/66298