Verkkorecent evidence contradicts the common narrative that partisanship and politically motivated reasoning explain why people fall for 'fake news'. Verkkofake news websites are not only visited by a small segment of the population; They are also rarely shared. In a study linking survey data with. Verkkomodern fake news is becoming increasingly sophisticated in blurring boundaries between conspiracy and reality. In our endeavour to understand and. Verkkoin recent years, the circulation of online misinformation and fake news has drawn our attention, given it has ideologically polarized society and has. (2018) identified six operationalisations of fake news: Verkkothe term “fake news” took off in 2015 when news outlets reported on the prevalence of fake online articles. These fake articles gained steam to the point. Verkkobased on an extensive literature review, we suggest that ‘fake news’ alludes to two dimensions of political communication: The fake news genre (i. e.
