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The perceived accuracy of fake news : Mechanisms facilitating the spread of alternative truths, the crisis of informational objectivity, and the decline of trust in journalistic narratives. / Massey, Giulia; Kliestikova, Jana; Kovacova, Maria; Dengov, Victor V.

In: Geopolitics, History, and International Relations, Vol. 10, No. 2, 5, 26.11.2018, p. 37-43.

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Harvard

Massey, G, Kliestikova, J, Kovacova, M & Dengov, VV 2018, 'The perceived accuracy of fake news: Mechanisms facilitating the spread of alternative truths, the crisis of informational objectivity, and the decline of trust in journalistic narratives', Geopolitics, History, and International Relations, vol. 10, no. 2, 5, pp. 37-43. https://doi.org/10.22381/GHIR10220184, https://doi.org/10.22381/GHIR10220184

APA

Massey, G., Kliestikova, J., Kovacova, M., & Dengov, V. V. (2018). The perceived accuracy of fake news: Mechanisms facilitating the spread of alternative truths, the crisis of informational objectivity, and the decline of trust in journalistic narratives. Geopolitics, History, and International Relations, 10(2), 37-43. [5]. https://doi.org/10.22381/GHIR10220184, https://doi.org/10.22381/GHIR10220184

Vancouver

Massey G, Kliestikova J, Kovacova M, Dengov VV. The perceived accuracy of fake news: Mechanisms facilitating the spread of alternative truths, the crisis of informational objectivity, and the decline of trust in journalistic narratives. Geopolitics, History, and International Relations. 2018 Nov 26;10(2):37-43. 5. https://doi.org/10.22381/GHIR10220184, https://doi.org/10.22381/GHIR10220184

Author

Massey, Giulia ; Kliestikova, Jana ; Kovacova, Maria ; Dengov, Victor V. / The perceived accuracy of fake news : Mechanisms facilitating the spread of alternative truths, the crisis of informational objectivity, and the decline of trust in journalistic narratives. In: Geopolitics, History, and International Relations. 2018 ; Vol. 10, No. 2. pp. 37-43.

BibTeX

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