Discovering fake news embedded in the opposing hashtag activism networks on Twitter: #Gunreformnow vs. #NRA
After Russia’s malicious attempts to influence the 2016 presidential election were revealed, “fake news” gained notoriety and became a popular term in political discourses and related research areas. Empirical research about fake news in diverse settings is in the beginning phase while research has...
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Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2019-08-01
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Series: | Open Information Science |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/opis-2019-0010 |