{"product_id":"9781915445360-fake-news-whats-the-harm","title":"Fake News – What’s the harm?","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFour ideas for fact-checkers, policymakers \u0026amp; platforms on countering the consequences of false information \u0026amp; defending free speech\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer news reporter and founder of Africa’s first fact-checking organisation Peter Cunliffe-Jones argues that since concern about ‘information disorder’ soared in 2016, we have laboured under flawed assumptions about the nature and effects of ‘fake news’ and misinformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer news reporter and founder of Africa’s first fact-checking organisation Peter Cunliffe-Jones argues that since concern about ‘information disorder’ soared in 2016, we have laboured under flawed assumptions about the nature and effects of ‘fake news’ and misinformation. Based on a four-year review of 250 case studies, Cunliffe-Jones sets out four ideas for fact-checkers, policymakers and platforms to curb harmful consequences and protect wider freedom of speech. First, information disorder is about more than misinformation. Second, misinformation in offline settings can cause as big a problem as misinformation online. Third, misinformation that affects policymakers can be as bad as misinformation that affects the public. Fourth, he proposes a model for fact-checkers, researchers and platforms to distinguish false claims that do and do not have substantive potential to cause substantive consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55864712593782,"sku":"9781915445360","price":33.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_35275299_c7334efd-807f-421a-8c59-7a41ef73b1fb.jpg?v=1752211556","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781915445360-fake-news-whats-the-harm","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}