Фалшива новина във фейсбук
Fake news on Facebook

Author(s): Vladimir Dosev
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies
Published by: Факултет по журналистика и масова комуникация, Софийски университет „Св. Кл. Охридски”
Keywords: fake news; Facebook; media literacy
Summary/Abstract: Nowadays, social media is one of the most popular information sources, especially for the new generations. On the other hand, fake news on the Internet has become increasingly dangerous over the last few years. According to the Media Literacy Index for 2021 by the European Policies Initiative (EuPI), Bulgaria ranks last in the European Union in terms of resistance to the spread of fake news. This article aims to describe some of the most significant features of fake news in Bulgarian language on Facebook. The article investigates а fake news about the vaccination against COVID-19 in 2021. The applied method is critical discourse analysis.

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