MASS MEDIA AND FAKE NEWS

ABSTRACT

The rising trend of fake news on social media in Nigeria has raised serious concern about the survival of the country. Rhetoric surrounding the fake news crisis suggests social media is a primary contributor, allowing a greater variety of channels through which information, presented as news, can be published for financial or ideological gain. However, the problem of fake or false news, now included in the broader term disinformation, has a much longer history than the digital era and was previously extensively published in mainstream media. This paper therefore examines the issues, controversies and problems associated with the deadly scourge and proffer solutions to halt the growing menace of fake news in the country.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page  

Dedication/ Acknowledgement              

Abstract      

Table of contents    .

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background study            

1.2 Definition of terms          

Fake news     .

Mass media   .

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 What is Fake News?        

2.2 The Rise of False Information          .

2.3 Types of False Information             

The False Information Business Model      

False Information, Social Media, and the Filter Bubble

2.4 Appraisals of Fake News .

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