Fake news and misinformation in the Bulgarian media environment through the prism of three fact-finding platforms Cover Image

Фалшиви новини и дезинформация в българската медийна среда през призмата на три платформи за проверка на фактите
Fake news and misinformation in the Bulgarian media environment through the prism of three fact-finding platforms

Author(s): Vania Suharova-Radeva
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: fake news; misinformation; Bulgarian; media environment

Summary/Abstract: In times of conflict between Russia and Ukraine and a pandemic situation around the World, fake news and misinformation are increasingly important parts of the everyday lives of media users. The increase of fact-finding platforms and the large amount of news they generate is also a symptom of the increasingly uncertain news environment. The present paper presents research of all articles from the platforms of the Bulgarian National Radio – fact check, check. afp.com and factcheck.bg until March 30, 2022, which are analyzed and categorized as fake news or misinformation based on the content of objectively true information.