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Коронавирусът и фалшивите новини
Coronavirus and Fake News

Author(s): Stoyan Markov
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Theory of Communication
Published by: Институт за знание, наука и иновации ЕООД
Keywords: coronavirus; pandemic; COVID-19; fake news; misinformation; crisis; trust

Summary/Abstract: The article emphasizes the need for proper communication management to respond to the fake news flooding the media in connection with the global COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has put on the agenda the issue of communication with society, for which it is crucial to understand, accept and respect the measures of national governments and international institutions to solve the problem. Fake news as part of the media environment is a key problem in overcoming not only this pandemic, but also a problem for societies in overcoming crises of various kinds.