Deciding What's True: The Rise of Political Fact-Checking in American Journalism

2017 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. E1-E3
Author(s):  
David Greenberg
Author(s):  
Maxim S. Kronev ◽  

With modern realities in the development of new media and the information and communication technologies (ICT), the skills of checking information for the reliability of sources – fact-checking (or fact-check) is extremely important. The article briefly considers the term fact-checking and gives the definitions and also related concepts. The author’s understanding of approaches to and tools of the fact-checking in the context of the concept “Source Studies 2.0” is offered. English dictionary definitions are analyzed and translated into Russian, an overview of the Russian-language interpretations is given, as well as links to key publications on the topic.


2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-143
Author(s):  
Steven E. Gump
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