Voters need to be informed to make political decisions, but what if
their media diet not only prevents them from getting the
information they need, but actively shapes inaccurate perceptions
of the world? Drawing on examples and evidence from around the
world, this book aims to make a timely intervention to the debate
about the concept of fake news. Its underlying argument will have
three objectives. First, to offer more precise definitions for a
term that is often loosely used. Second, to offer a less
technologically determinist view of fake news. New social media
platforms, such as Facebook and WhatsApp, are clearly an important
part of the story, but they exist in wider social, political and
institutional settings. Third, to situate the idea of fake news
(and our concern about it) in broader arguments about an ongoing
crisis and loss of confidence in liberal democratic institutions.
Only with this perspective, it will be argued, can we possibly
address the question of what we should do about fake news.
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