Coronavirus fake news in Russia: specificity and criteria for detection
The paper examines special features of fake news about COVID-19 published in Russian social media. Based on the literature review and the analysis of fake news stories circulating in Russian social media and related to COVID-19, the criteria for fake news detection were developed: aim, wide circulat...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC) |
| Repository: | Rizoma (Santa Cruz do Sul) |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.online.unisc.br:article/15436 |
| Online Access: | https://seer.unisc.br/index.php/rizoma/article/view/15436 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | fake news Pandemic Social media Coronavirus COVID-19 |
| Summary: | The paper examines special features of fake news about COVID-19 published in Russian social media. Based on the literature review and the analysis of fake news stories circulating in Russian social media and related to COVID-19, the criteria for fake news detection were developed: aim, wide circulation online, public interest, aggressive techniques of dissemination, outrageous nature, falsity, intentionality, low quality, simple ways of problems decision, encouraging readers to share the article, “screaming” headlines. |
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