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Politics of Disinformation
Guillermo Lopez-Garcia (Edited by), Dolors Palau-Sampio (Edited by), Bella Palomo (Edited by), Eva Campos-Dominguez (Edited by), Pere Masip (Edited by)
9781119743231, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 18 November 2021
224 pages
25.2 x 17.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.499 kg
POLITICS OF DISINFORMATION Discover a comprehensive exploration of the underlying theories of disinformation, and their impact, from leading voices in the field Politics of Disinformation delivers a thorough discussion of the overwhelming problem of modern fake news in the political arena. The book reviews fundamental theoretical concepts of disinformation and analyzes the impact of new techniques of misinformation and the dissemination of false information in the public space. A group of distinguished authors provide case studies throughout the text to illustrate the effect of disinformation all around the world; including, but not limited to Europe, the Middle East, and South America. The chapters include examination of topics such as the rise of populism, the increasing political influence of social networks, the use of fact checking to combat fake news and echo chambers, and comparative analyses of how disinformation affects conservatives and liberals. A final case study examines all of these factors as they relate to the recent Spanish election of 2019 and how they affected the results. This book also includes: Perfect for use as a reference book for students and scholars of political communication and political science, Politics of Disinformation will also earn a place in the libraries of practicing journalists and students of journalism and media studies, as well as those studying or working in communications.
Introduction 1 Part I Theoretical Approaches to Disinformation 5 1 Disinformation Matters: Analyzing the Academic Production 7 2 A Materialist Approach to Fake News 23 3 Using International Relations Theories to Understand Disinformation: Soft Power, Narrative Turns, and New Wars 35 Part II Disinformation in Politics 49 4 Do You Believe in Fake After All? WhatsApp Disinformation Campaign During the Brazilian 2018 Presidential Election 51 5 The Politics of Disinformation in Indonesia (2014–2019) 67 6 Ideology and Disinformation: How False News Stories Contributed to Brexit 79 7 Spanish Politicians Dealing with Fake News in the April 2019 General Election 91 Part III Fact-checking in Polítics 105 8 Checking Verifications: Focus and Scope of Collaborative Projects to Monitor Election Campaigns in France, Brazil, and Spain 107 9 Structures of Resistance: Citizen-generated Reporting in Times of Social Unrest 119 10 Robot Strategies for Combating Disinformation in Election Campaigns: A Fact-checking Response from Parties and Organizations 132 11 “That Prodigious Machinery Designed to Exclude”: The Discourse of Post-truth in Algorithmic Culture 146 Part IV The Effects of Disinformation on Everyday Life 159 12 Teens, Social Media, and Fake News: A User’s Perspective 161 13 Understanding Which Factors Promote Exposure to Online Disinformation 173 14 Rumoring, Disinformation, and Contentious Politics in the Digital Age: The Case of China and Beyond 187 About the Authors 200 Index 205
Nereida Cea and Bella Palomo
Thales Lelo and Roseli Fígaro
Giuseppe Anzera and Alessandra Massa
Rose Marie Santini, Giulia Tucci, Débora Salles, and Alda Rosana D. de Almeida
Masduki
Imke Henkel
Germán Llorca-Abad, Guillermo López-García, and Lorena Cano-Orón
Dolors Palau-Sampio and Adolfo Carratalá
Tomás Dodds
Eva Campos-Domínguez, Cristina Renedo Farpón, Dafne Calvo, and María Díez-Garrido
Jakub Nowak
Heidi Mercenier, Victor Wiard, and Marie Dufrasne
Carlos Rodríguez-Pérez and Gustavo R. García-Vargas
Jun Liu
Subject Areas: Sociology & anthropology [JH]
