Regulating Fake News Content during COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence-based Reality, Trustworthy Sources, and Responsible Media Reporting
Regulating Fake News Content during COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence-based Reality, Trustworthy Sources, and Responsible Media Reporting
Author(s): Doina Popescu LJungholm, Marilena Lavinia OlahSubject(s): Media studies, Theory of Communication, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Addleton Academic Publishers
Keywords: fake news; COVID-19; trustworthy source; responsible media reporting;
Summary/Abstract: We draw on a substantial body of theoretical and empirical research on regulating fake news content during COVID-19 pandemic, and to explore this, we inspected, used, and replicated survey data from Pew Research Center and Statista, performing analyses and making estimates regarding finding reliable news and information for updates on COVID-19 and role of social media companies according to Internet users. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data and test the proposed conceptual model.
Journal: Review of Contemporary Philosophy
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 19
- Page Range: 43-49
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
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