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Area of Science:

  • Communication Studies
  • Information Science
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Society faces widespread misinformation, disinformation, and fake news.
  • This is exacerbated by social media, podcasters, and AI.
  • Current risk interpretations stem from an oversimplified view of communication.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Critique the dominant, oversimplified view of misinformation risk.
  • Examine how misinformation is defined in isolation from communication.
  • Analyze the neglect of messenger intentions and audience agency.

Main Methods:

  • Constructive critique of the dominant misinformation interpretation.
  • Analysis of key tendencies in understanding misinformation: isolation from communication, neglect of messenger intent, audience perception, and one-way communication models.
  • Review of interdisciplinary communication literature.

Main Results:

  • The dominant view isolates misinformation, neglects messenger intent, and treats audiences as passive recipients.
  • Communication is often reduced to a one-way process of misinforming.
  • Oversimplified models distort the understanding and solutions for false information.

Conclusions:

  • A communication-based approach, recognizing messenger and audience agency, provides a more nuanced understanding.
  • This holistic perspective is crucial for addressing complex challenges of false and misleading messages.
  • Encourages policymakers and researchers to embrace communication complexity and multiway processes.