Article by ZeMKI member Sami Nenno on the discourse about fake news in the Tagesspiegel

In a guest article in the Tagesspiegel, Sami Nenno, member of the Lab for Digital Communication and Information Diversity, sheds light on the scientific perspective on the reach of disinformation on the Internet. Despite the omnipresent discourse about fake news in the media, the actual reach of disinformation online is low. Research results show that an unbalanced public discourse on the topic can have negative consequences and undesirable effects.

The article entitled “Harmful information on the internet: When the hype about disinformation is harmful” was published on Thursday, March 21st, 2024 at 8:28 a.m. on Tagesspiegel.de.