Causes and Consequences of Mainstream Media Dissemination of Fake News: Literature Review and Synthesis.

Autor(en)

Yariv Tsfati, Hajo Boomgaarden, Jesper Strömbäck, Rens Vliegenthart, Alyt Damstra, Elina Lindgren

Abstrakt

Research indicates that the reach of fake news websites is limited to small parts of the population. On the other hand, data demonstrate that large proportions of the public know about notable fake news stories and believe them. These findings imply the possibility that most people hear about fake news stories not from fake news websites but through their coverage in mainstream news outlets. Thus far, only limited attention has been directed to the role of mainstream media in the dissemination of disinformation. To remedy this, this article synthesizes the literature pertaining to understand the role mainstream media play in the dissemination of fake news, the reasons for such coverage and its influences on the audience.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft

Externe Organisation(en)

University of Amsterdam (UvA), University of Gothenburg, University of Haifa

Journal

Annals of the International Communication Association

Band

44

Seiten

157-173

Anzahl der Seiten

17

ISSN

2380-8985

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/23808985.2020.1759443

Publikationsdatum

2020

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

508009 Medienforschung

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Communication

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