NEVER MIND THE BUZZWORDS: DEFINING FAKE NEWSAND POST-TRUTH
NEVER MIND THE BUZZWORDS: DEFINING FAKE NEWSAND POST-TRUTH

Author(s): Chelsea McManus, Celeste Michaud
Subject(s): Politics, History, Media studies, Communication studies, Middle Ages, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
Keywords: communication; media; buzzwords; fake news; truth; post-truth; populism; politics;
Summary/Abstract: The previous Route has shown that the relationship between post-truth, populism, and fake news is often described in overly simplistic terms. Simply proclaiming that we are now living in an era of fake news and post-truth politics does not actually help us to understand these phenomena. This Route will trace the development of these concepts, tease out what is unique about the way they are currently being used, and identify what is at stake in the different definitions.

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