Технологии распространения фейковых новостей в массмедиа и способы их верификации: лингвистический аспект

Abstract

Availability of means and channels of communication in the 2020s for the general population has significantly influenced the processes of production and transmission of information. Each event that is relevant, albeit for a limited circle of people, becomes known momentarily and can be broadcast to unlimited territories. Such possibilities of communication channels have actualized the problem of spreading unreliable, fake information, since its creators understand the effectiveness of textual information on the audience, first of all. The need to resist the dominance of fake information is recognized at the state level. In recent years, the current legislation has been tightened; the purpose of the innovations is to suppress attempts to spread fakes and punish if facts of their publication in the media are revealed, in particular, in cases where deliberately false information is disseminated containing data on the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in order to protect the interests of the state and its citizens, maintain international peace and security. Interest in the facts of the dissemination of false information by the scientific community is intensified; thus, a lot of scientific and popular science works devoted to this issue are found, thematic conferences are held on this topic. Do not stand aside the media, which report on the facts broadcast on other channels of fake news. As a result, a lot of materials are published about the disclosure of the facts of the publication of fakes. However, updating the problem at different levels is not enough, it is important to consolidate the efforts of society in countering the dominance of fakes in the media. Moreover, it is required to communicate the proven methods for conducting fact-checking to the most vulnerable – children and youth audiences, to develop their skills in recognizing reliable and false information.