University/Organization
York University
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA
York University
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA
Title
A Vaccine Against Fake News
Synopsis
We are experiencing a shift in the media landscape as dramatic as the transition from oral to written storytelling. Over the last decade, the hybridization of information and entertainment into infotainment in legacy and social media is escalating the challenge to uphold ethical principles of media creation and consumption. Our research project addresses the prevalence of media that purports to be fact-based, the manipulative power of story, and the inability by consumers to decipher fact from fiction.