PRAWDA CZY FAŁSZ? WERYFIKACJA WYPOWIEDZI POLITYKÓW NA TEMAT PANDEMII COVID-19 NA PORTALU FACTCHECKINGOWYM DEMAGOG.ORG.PL
TRUE OR FALSE? VERIFICATION OF POLITICIANS’ STATEMENTS ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE FACT-CHECKING PORTAL DEMAGOG.ORG.PL

Summary/Abstract: Fact-checking is a relatively new media phenomenon, which is still poorly described in the media studies literature. The importance of fact-checking organizations is constantly growing due to e.g. instrumental or incompetent approach to facts by some actors of social life, including politicians. The aim of the article is to present the results of the analysis on how the fact-checking portal Demagog.org.pl verified the statements of the most important people in the country on the COVID-19 pandemic. The research is an attempt to describe selected features of media practice, which is political fact-checking.

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