Fact checking
Pizzagate
Redi
The post-truth era
New media
Fake news
Debunker
Windhoek
Echo chamber
False connection
The city where a document containing the principles of press freedom was produced. Every year on May 3, the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day to commemorate the document’s release.
Media emerging as a result of technological innovation. They’ve developed their own language and pursue an agenda and a strategy of their own, far from the traditional media. They run digital newspapers, social media websites, blogs, podcasts or wiki pages.
Fictional stories normally published online that quickly spread on social media, sometimes with the use of automated software.
A subcategory of fake news where the photo or quote promoting a story doesn’t actually match up with the content, such as a quote included beside a picture of someone who’s not its author.
A person who spends his/her time verifying information to uncover mistruths and dispel myths.
A concept relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.
Concept that alludes to the reality that when a user consumes news content on social media, it is frequently biased, due to the fact that this information is largely disseminated by users, communities or pages with whom they share similar beliefs (which is why he/she follows them).
A 17th century Italian doctor that can be considered the forerunner of today’s myth-busters.
Confirmation and/or verification of facts and data used in political speeches and news reports, to detect inaccuracies or mistruths.
A theory that went viral during the 2016 United States presidential election cycle, widely discredited by many organizations. It connected several U.S. restaurants and high-ranking officials of the Democratic Party with an alleged human trafficking and child sex ring.
