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Фалшиви политически новини във фейсбук
Fake Political News on Facebook

Author(s): Vladimir Dosev
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Communication studies, Culture and social structure , Theory of Communication
Published by: Факултет по журналистика и масова комуникация, Софийски университет „Св. Кл. Охридски”
Keywords: fake news; media discourse; political PR

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays, Facebook is one of the most popular information sources not only for the young people in Bulgaria. According to the Media Literacy Index for 2021 by the European Policies Initiative (EuPI), Bulgaria ranks last in the European Union in terms of resistance to the spread of fake news. Surprisingly, even Bulgarian politicians quote in various media fake news from Facebook. The aim of this article is to describe some of the most significant features of the fake political news on Facebook. The article investigates fake news published during the presidential election campaign in Bulgaria in 2021. The applied method of research is critical discourse analysis.

  • Issue Year: 1/2022
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 43-50
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bulgarian