Tag: Communication
Core Subject Areas and Main Topics of Policyinstitute.net and de-news.net
Dear Network, Readers engaging with the main project pages founded by yours truly — namely counter-terrorism.org, preventhate.org, and sahara-sahel.org (under the umbrella of Policyinstitute.net), and…
Website Statistics (Policyinstitute.net)
Dear Network, I am thrilled to share the latest statistics for my websites under Policyinstitute.net, de-news.net, and thorstenkoch.com. From 2017 to 2024, the total views…
Deciphering authenticity in the age of AI: how AI-generated disinformation images and AI detection tools influence judgements of authenticity (AI & SOCIETY)
A better understanding of how people judge the authenticity of images is necessary given the rise of AI-generated false content, particularly realistic images used in…
How online misinformation works: a costly signalling perspective (arXiv)
The current chapter examines how reputational incentives that encourage speakers to speak honestly are altered by online communication, especially on social media. It looks at…
Narrative review and bibliometric analysis on infodemics and health misinformation: A trending global issue (Health Policy and Technology)
Time constraints, algorithmic amplification, and insufficient validation procedures all contribute to the spread of false information, which is further facilitated by mainstream news outlets, social…
Covering health misinformation: What journalists need to rethink (The Journalist’s Resource)
Correcting erroneous claims is only one aspect of debunking health misinformation. The panelists at a workshop held in May at the annual conference of the…
Mapping Fake News and Misinformation in Media: A Two-Decade Bibliometric Review of Emerging Trends (SSRN)
The current study maps the research landscape on fake news and misinformation, analyzing 560 works from 2005–2025 using bibliometric tools like Biblioshiny and VOSviewer. Findings…
