Fake news as a new category of threat to the system of economic security of the state in the era of epidemic crisis Cover Image

Fake newsy jako nowa kategoria zagrożenia systemu bezpieczeństwa ekonomicznego państwa w dobie kryzysu epidemicznego
Fake news as a new category of threat to the system of economic security of the state in the era of epidemic crisis

Author(s): Kamil Mroczka
Subject(s): Security and defense
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: fake news; COVID-19; disinformation; economic security; banking sector; pandemic;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to discuss a new category of threat to the economic security of the state, which is the phenomenon of creation and dissemination of fake news. The analysis was conducted during a difficult period of coronavirus spread. This timing is particularly important as most countries around the world are experiencing negative economic impacts from the emergence of COVID-19. Economic systems, including Poland’s, are exposed to unprecedented challenges. This particular time may favor many state-level stakeholders or multinational corporations to weaken the Polish state. In the article the author analyzed fake news that appeared in the public space after 13 March 2020. Additionally, as a case study, he presented mechanisms developed in one of the institutions of the financial safety net in Poland.

  • Issue Year: 14/2022
  • Issue No: 26
  • Page Range: 86-128
  • Page Count: 43
  • Language: Polish