Information Nightmare: Fake News, Manipulation and Post-Truth Politics in the Digital Age

Today, we live in a post—truth era. Creating alternative realities, and making people believe fake realities become easier. Digital platforms tend to promote dramatic, sensational and emotional content that harms democracy. This book examines different aspects of the matter: rise of populist politics, impact of digital social platforms, engagement—oriented algorithms, spread of disinformation and counter—measures like fact—checking mechanism and developing digital media literacy skills.

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