The Rise of Fake News: Surveying the Effects of Social Media on Informed Democracy
Scholarly research has shown that the role of media and information (a crucial variable in the success of democracy) has been eroded by misinformation, propaganda, and controversy. This paper observes that social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are critical agents for disseminating news...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Johannesburg
2021-09-01
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| Series: | The Thinker |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/The_Thinker/article/view/604 |