Media and the Globalisation of Misinformation

Misinformation can be linked to the rise in nationalism and extremism, the public's increasing disbelief of credible content and expertise, and the weakening of democracy and the electoral process. Hours after US president, Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony in January 2017, a dispute arose concerning the size of the crowds at the event. The argument took a decisive turn when press secretary, Sean Spicer, doubled down on the lie that the inauguration crowd was larger than the crowd for

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