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The rapidly evolving landscape of digital communication has brought forth significant challenges, with disinformation emerging as a formidable threat to public discourse, democratic processes, and societal cohesion. Disinformation refers to […]
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In the context of the digital age, disinformation refers to the intentional dissemination of false or misleading information to deceive individuals (Lin et al., 2022). This phenomenon has significant implications, […]
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This chapter maps the landscape of artificially generated visual disinformation, arguing that the rise of deepfakes and AI-generated imagery demands a fundamental rethinking of visual literacy. It traces the lineage […]
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This chapter situates contemporary disinformation within the “post-truth” condition, in which believability is privileged over factual accuracy and political falsehood escapes traditional sanction. It argues that while social media have […]
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This chapter critically assesses the dual role of artificial intelligence in journalism—as both a tool against disinformation and a potential amplifier of it. Taking Francesco Marconi’s optimistic vision of “augmented […]
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This chapter examines prebunking as a proactive strategy for teaching media literacy and building resilience against misinformation. It argues that fake news is dangerous precisely because it mimics the form […]
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This chapter shifts the locus of responsibility for combating disinformation from news consumers to journalists, examining pre-publication verification practices in local newsrooms with particular attention to the Romanian context. It […]
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Identifying disinformation in online social media is important for addressing several risks to society. However, methods for automatically detecting possible disinformation still mostly rely on low-level lexical cues, which are […]
