Characteristics of Fake News and Misinformation in Greece: The Rise of New Crowdsourcing-Based Journalistic Fact-Checking Models
Fake news and misinformation are a menace to the public sphere, democracy, and society with sometimes irreversible consequences. Journalists in the new era seem not to be able or willing to play their traditional role of gatekeeper and social media have made the problem even more intense. The need f...
Main Authors: | Evangelos Lamprou, Nikos Antonopoulos, Iouliani Anomeritou, Chrysoula Apostolou |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-07-01
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Series: | Journalism and Media |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/2/3/25 |
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