The New State of the News: Confronting Misinformation in the Digital Age
Journal: ResearchWorks at the University of Washington (University of Washington)
Year: 2018

The circulation of misinformation is nothing new; it has been around for centuries in the form of information manipulation, rumor-spreading, and state-sponsored propaganda. So why now, in the digital age, have we just acknowledged and grown deeply concerned about something that society has always experienced? The answer might be in the question itself: As technology advances and becomes more easily accessible, individuals are able to access unlimited raw information as well as platforms where on