Fake news and how to fight it
Fake news and how to fight it

Author(s): Željka VESIĆ, Luka Marković
Subject(s): Media studies, Government/Political systems, Politics and communication, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Fondacija Boris Divković
Keywords: Fake news; COVID-19 pandemic; false information; Social media;
Summary/Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us how important it is to have real and true information, and that they are received from the reliable sources. In this particular case, misinformation and spread of fake news endanger our health and raises panic, which further raises danger in multiple ways. This is why it is important to check if a photograph was edited, or if sound was added to a video, and even if the articles spread in mainstream media are modified. The public needs to be protected from the pandemic of false information. Fake news, pseudo-news, alternative facts and news with misinformation are spread through traditional forms of media or social media to create a false narrative about a given topic. Spreading misinformation gives people a distorted view, often on something that they need to decide on. Social media is very convenient place for spreading of false information because of the open nature of their platforms which allows every person to say and share various contents.

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