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Disinformation has been regarded as a key threat to democracy. Yet, we know little about the effects of different modalities of disinformation, or the impact of disinformation disseminated through (inauthentic) […]
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Deepfakes dominate discussions about manipulated videos, but other forms of visual disinformation are more prevalent and less understood. Moreover, deception is often assessed through measuring credibility, overlooking cognitive effects like […]
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Concerns about GenAI’s energy use and physical pollution are well known. This commentary highlights another threat: epistemic pollution—the degradation of our knowledge ecosystem through low-quality, misleading, or fabricated information. Drawing […]
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The rise of synthetic media, including deepfakes, AI-generated news, and synthetic images, impacts today’s digital landscape, raising concerns about India’s young population. This study explores their knowledge, perceptions, and critical […]
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This study applies a practice theory lens to explore how deepfake technology impacts journalism. Based on an interview study of journalists and media and journalism experts (n = 20), we […]
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According to lifestyle politics theory, social media platforms introduce new ways for people to engage in civic life. Based on the communication mediation model, prior scholarship laid out theoretical and […]
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This study observes content-related indicators of the editorial decisions made by fact-checkers during the 2022 Brazilian run-off election. Specifically, it aims to investigate fact-checkers’ outputsregarding verification genres, scrutinized actors, types […]
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Based on 40 interviews with fact-checkers in editorial and reporting roles and a content analysis of 3154 debunking articles published between January and December 2022 across eight countries and over […]
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Fact-checking journalism challenges procedural norms of objectivity by providing truth verdicts. By actively evaluating statements and online rumors based on evidence weight, fact-checkers aim for robust, scientific objectivity. Despite this […]
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Although health information behaviors are commonly assumed to serve an emotion-regulating function, the present state of research focuses on emotions as predictors of these behaviors. The reciprocal relationship between emotions […]
