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Emerging Focus on Fake News Issues in Scientific Research: A Preliminary Meta-Analysis Approach

Internet medium has dramatically changed the possibilities of information access globally ; digitally savvy internet users worldwide continuously rely on arguably one of the biggest inventions for information dissemination in modern history. Moreover, one of the biggest issues of internet information space of 21st century is actually the information overload as the internet medium keeps growing in information volume at a fascinating blistering pace. Every minute several millions of search queries occur on search engines, several millions videos watched on popular video sharing networks, few hundred million emails sent and almost a million US dollars spent online - all in 60 seconds of every hour, all day, every day. However, there are more than a few growing concerns and challenges of internet medium and one of the most alarming ones is popularly acclaimed as fake news (phenomenon). The term is often defined as intentional presentation of false or misleading claims in order to manipulate the audience’s cognitive processes. It has undoubtedly fanned the flames of scientific curiosity and academic responsibility in many different fields of study worldwide but also raised many concerns of public figures and organizations alike. The paper is based on a topic meta-analysis approach in order to describe the historical academic interest development and current status of scientific studies of the fake news phenomenon in the context of internet misinformation activities. Meta-analysis is based on 393 articles in Clarivate Analytics database (Web of Science) utilizing its categorization and filtering functionality. An overview of academic research is provided with focus on scientific field, time scope and country of origin.

internet information space ; fake news ; misinformation ; meta-analysis

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