Burkhardt described the proliferation of fake news as one of their outcomes. In fact,
she points out that while the existence of fake news is not new, the speed at which it
travels and the global reach of the technology that can spread it, are unprecedented
(2017, p. 8). Based on the above, fake news exists in the same context as real news
on the social media and the problem seems to be distinguishing between what is fake
and what is real. In fact, according to Burkhardt (2017), while the fake news is not a
new phenomenon, the means by which it is spread has changed in both speed and
magnitude: social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are fertile
ground for the rapid spread of fake news. Moreover, the same author points out that
algorithms known as bots are increasingly being deployed to manipulate information,
to disrupt social media communication and to gain users’ attention.
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