Fake news: the power of lies

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Aloys Prinz

Hanno Beck

Kohlhammer

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The Internet is available to almost everyone, whether as an information or entertainment medium or as a publication platform. It has no quality requirements and therefore offers no quality guarantees. And so the genre known as fake news  manipulatively disseminated, alleged news has taken on a new form in our modern media world; one in which social networks spread untruths and half-truths at the speed of light. Today, fake news represents a huge challenge for society as a whole. How, after all, can false reports be distinguished from genuine information? In a world in which the supply of real, false and falsified information is constantly increasing, the boundaries between lies, manipulation, propaganda, opinion and truth are sometimes blurred. And this is deliberately exploited

Aloys Prinz

Aloys Prinz is a German economist and professor known for his research in public finance, behavioral economics, and social policy. His work explores how economic decisions are influenced by psychological and societal factors, aiming to improve understanding of fiscal behavior and economic governance. He is also an active author and educator, committed to making complex economic concepts accessible to a wider audience.

Hanno Beck

Hanno Beck is Professor of Economics and Economic Policy at Pforzheim University.

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