VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF NEWS IN THE AGE OF FAKE NEWS

  • Dr. Raghu Anand

Abstract

In order to encourage knowledge sharing and social networking, social media has become an important communication medium. The use of social networks has benefits and dangers. This paper attempts to explain the ways in which people use social media platforms to authenticate fake news. Online and offline surveys were conducted to get 231 responses in order to investigate fake news verification patterns on social media. A user of social media at the person level authenticates fake news on two levels: internal – individual discernment and knowledge of news, news sources and popularity; external-friends and family, numerous public, formal and social sources spheres.  This research offers insights into the patterns of social media use platforms and ways to authenticate false news. The observations the analysis offered might support networks, governments, users and researchers on social media.

Published
2019-11-30
Section
Articles