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- 156 pages
- Reading time
- 6 hours
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Focusing on the evolution of political fact-checking, the book explores its role within the broader context of online scrutiny. It traces the historical presence of "fake facts" in America, detailing significant milestones from the rise of the public Internet in the 1990s to the onset of the Trump-Clinton presidential election campaigns. Through this examination, it highlights the ongoing challenges and implications of misinformation in the political landscape.
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From Urban Legends to Political Fact-Checking, William Aspray, James W. Cortada
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- Released
- 2019
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- Title
- From Urban Legends to Political Fact-Checking
- Subtitle
- Online Scrutiny in America, 1990-2015
- Language
- English
- Authors
- William Aspray, James W. Cortada
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Publisher
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 156
- ISBN13
- 9783030229511
- Category
- Social sciences, History, Computers, IT, Programming, Theory and history of science, Political Science / Politics
- Description
- Focusing on the evolution of political fact-checking, the book explores its role within the broader context of online scrutiny. It traces the historical presence of "fake facts" in America, detailing significant milestones from the rise of the public Internet in the 1990s to the onset of the Trump-Clinton presidential election campaigns. Through this examination, it highlights the ongoing challenges and implications of misinformation in the political landscape.