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Title:
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FACT-CHECKING IN 2022: MISINFORMATION THEMES
AND FACEBOOK USERS' REACTIONS |
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Author(s):
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Tereza Zichová and Shudipta Sharma |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-47-4 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers, Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2023 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Misinformation, Fake News, Social Media, Content Analysis, Facebook, Users' Reactions |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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448 |
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Last Page:
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452 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The daily life of most of today's society is intertwined with misinformation and social media. Fake news can pose a
significant threat. Social media offer space for spreading misinformation, so it is important to continuously monitor and
analyse them. The purpose of this article is to identify the presence of the most common themes of misinformation in 2022
listed on the Facebook page of fact-checking website FactCheck.org. The paper reveals the character of the news by
analysing 322 Facebook page posts and their reactions, comments, and shares. This makes it possible to better understand
which topics resonate most with the tens of thousands of followers of this page. The results summarise the thematic areas
and people's reactions to one year of fake news and show which topics can have the greatest social impact and are therefore
important to monitor in the future. The findings can be useful for targeting the activities of fact-checking sites,
for journalists, media, and government representatives to base their statements and speeches more often on evidence-based
information. |
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