FAKE NEWS AND ITS SPREAD ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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https://doi.org/10.46991/BYSU:F/2019.10.3.045Keywords:
fake news, information, media, social media, virtual communication, polarizationAbstract
Fake news has become one of the most popular and discussed phenomena in recent years. In parallel with the development of virtual communication and social media, it has attained new demonstrations. In this article, the role of social, economic, communicative and psychological factors, contributing to the spread of fake news as well as the means against fighting fake news are analyzed. The role of the digital transformation of media, news consumption culture, news commercialization, human cognitive factors and polarization processes in social media are also considered.
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2019-12-04
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Hakobyan, A. (2019). FAKE NEWS AND ITS SPREAD ON SOCIAL MEDIA. Journal of Sociology: Bulletin of Yerevan University, 10(3 (30), 45-60. https://doi.org/10.46991/BYSU:F/2019.10.3.045
