Fake News: The Transformation of Propaganda in the Information Society
Title:
Fake News
Subtitle: The Transformation of Propaganda in the Information Society
Subject Classification:
Society and Culture, Language and Linguistics, Politics and Government
BIC Classification: JF, CF, JP
BISAC Classification:
SOC052000, LAN004000, POL049000
Binding:
Hardback, eBook
Planned publication date:
Jan 2026
ISBN (Hardback):
978-1-83711-115-2
ISBN (eBook):
978-1-83711-116-9
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Description
This new book explores the constitution of fake news as a type of discourse, and as socio-communicative phenomenon. The first part deals with the epistemological analysis of fake news which is differentiated from ‘lies’ or ‘false news. Unlike false news, fake news describes real facts partially falsified. The origin of fake news origin lies in the discursive structure of news, and flourishes in the information society where “news” becomes the most popular type of discourse. As a social process fake news consisted of three interconnected pillars; the real facts, the faked facts, and the public’s views on reality (and therefore on faked facts). Hence fake news becomes a main vehicle of propaganda, and a structural phenomenon in politics, business and other fields.
The second part of the book focuses on the sociological analysis of fake news, as conditions which facilitate its flourishing are analyzed: a) the new mode of communication and the internet, b) polarization in domestic and international affairs and the need for more and more propaganda c) the crisis of ideology/ideologies and the slipping of meaning to an ideological or a broader ideational eclecticism, d) commercialization and the need for more promotional activities, e) changes in the structure of news narratives especially in new media.
The third part describes the typology of fake news. It analyses the main techniques that are been used in the falsification of facts in news stories. The combination of these techniques can lead to more than 134 million types of fake news. Only a part of these exists nowadays. It’s a matter of socio-cultural and political conditions whether more and more types of fake news will appear in political, commercial etc. communication.
Biography
Author(s): George Pleios is a Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
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