Fact-Checking in the Digital Age

How Media Firms Integrate Different Fact-Checking Methods into their Strategy
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-658-50184-6
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 88 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 152 g

Reihe: BestMasters

This book examines the fact-checking strategies adopted by major platforms such as Meta, X, TikTok, and YouTube to combat misinformation, including third-party verification, AI tools, community-based systems, and government initiatives. Drawing on survey data and expert interviews from the US, Nigeria, India, and Lithuania, the study finds that human-led approaches are generally more trusted than AI or government-driven methods, particularly when transparency and independence are emphasized. The research highlights the trade-offs platforms face between content integrity and engagement, and calls for more transparent, inclusive, and psychologically informed fact-checking systems to strengthen credibility online.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dumbre, Madhura

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Wirtschafts-, Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Literature Review.- Theoretical Framework.- Hypothesis Framing.- Methodology.- Findings.- Hypothesis Testing.

Über Autor(innen)

Madhura  completed her management studies in Global Strategy at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. Her academic interests center on business and corporate strategy, a field she also investigated in her master’s thesis.