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FROM NEWS TO FAKE NEWS AND BACK

Disinformation and propaganda have become the ‘heritage’ of modern society, but the concept of ‘fake news’ has been introduced into the everyday language during and after the United States presidential election in 2016, first and foremost thanks to the current president Donald Trump. Mass circulation of fake news is the reason why more and more EU citizens are beginning to doubt the credibility of the traditional media such as press and television and choose instead to turn to the internet, i.e. various portals and social networks. In March 2019, an online research has been conducted in the Republic of Croatia on the sample of over 150 citizens. The aim of the research has been to examine the citizens of the Republic of Croatia’s opinion and attitude toward fake news, as found in the media and on the internet. In our modern digital age, thanks to the technology development and the omnipresence of social networks, disinformation has assumed new, alarming shapes. The public prefers the information sources found on the internet, whereas the media literacy and critical opinion are underdeveloped. Such a situation may be difficult to change in due time, whereas the impact of fake news is a growing threat to the media credibility and democracy.

fake news, internet information reliability, media credibility

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