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Sifting truth from lies in the age of fake news

Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) (2020), 60 pp.

Contains illustrations, bibliogr. pp. 56-60

"The study's findings, based on survey responses and interviews, point towards the poor quality of fact-checking practices in Pakistani newsrooms and stress the urgent need of introducing media literacy trainings to journalists and media practitioners." (Executive summary)
Defining fake news, 9
Detecting fake news: a survey, 14
Findings: survey, 15
Findings: interviews, 20
Fighting fake news, 27
Limitations, 31
Fake news at a glance, 32
Peanlising 'fake news' with bad laws, 42
What are social media platforms doing to tackle fake news? 45
Conclusion, 49
Recommendations, 50