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Science Disinformation: On the Problem of Fake News

Scientific and Technical Information Processing (2021) 48(4) 290-298
DOI: 10.3103/S0147688221040092
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This article is devoted to an important socio-cultural phenomenon that undermines public confidence in science, that is, fake science news. The term fake news is analyzed and data on the dissemination of fake news on social networks is provided. Information sources for science news and fake science news are identified. Special attention is paid to the dissemination of fake science news during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Gerbina, T. V. (2021). Science Disinformation: On the Problem of Fake News. Scientific and Technical Information Processing, 48(4), 290–298. https://doi.org/10.3103/S0147688221040092

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