TY - JOUR
T1 - A systematic review on fake news research through the lens of news creation and consumption
T2 - Research efforts, challenges, and future directions
AU - Kim, Bogoan
AU - Xiong, Aiping
AU - Lee, Dongwon
AU - Han, Kyungsik
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Institute of Information & communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP) grant funded by the Korea government (2019-0-01584, 2020-0-01373).
Funding Information:
Funding:Thisresearchwassupportedbythe InstituteofInformation&communications TechnologyPlanning&Evaluation(IITP)grant fundedbytheKoreagovernment(2019-0-01584, 2020-0-01373).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Kim et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Background Although fake news creation and consumption are mutually related and can be changed to one another, our review indicates that a significant amount of research has primarily focused on news creation. To mitigate this research gap, we present a comprehensive survey of fake news research, conducted in the fields of computer and social sciences, through the lens of news creation and consumption with internal and external factors. Methods We collect 2,277 fake news-related literature searching six primary publishers (ACM, IEEE, arXiv, APA, ELSEVIER, and Wiley) from July to September 2020. These articles are screened according to specific inclusion criteria (see Fig 1). Eligible literature are categorized, and temporal trends of fake news research are examined. Results As a way to acquire more comprehensive understandings of fake news and identify effective countermeasures, our review suggests (1) developing a computational model that considers the characteristics of news consumption environments leveraging insights from social science, (2) understanding the diversity of news consumers through mental models, and (3) increasing consumers' awareness of the characteristics and impacts of fake news through the support of transparent information access and education. Conclusion We discuss the importance and direction of supporting one's “digital media literacy” in various news generation and consumption environments through the convergence of computational and social science research.
AB - Background Although fake news creation and consumption are mutually related and can be changed to one another, our review indicates that a significant amount of research has primarily focused on news creation. To mitigate this research gap, we present a comprehensive survey of fake news research, conducted in the fields of computer and social sciences, through the lens of news creation and consumption with internal and external factors. Methods We collect 2,277 fake news-related literature searching six primary publishers (ACM, IEEE, arXiv, APA, ELSEVIER, and Wiley) from July to September 2020. These articles are screened according to specific inclusion criteria (see Fig 1). Eligible literature are categorized, and temporal trends of fake news research are examined. Results As a way to acquire more comprehensive understandings of fake news and identify effective countermeasures, our review suggests (1) developing a computational model that considers the characteristics of news consumption environments leveraging insights from social science, (2) understanding the diversity of news consumers through mental models, and (3) increasing consumers' awareness of the characteristics and impacts of fake news through the support of transparent information access and education. Conclusion We discuss the importance and direction of supporting one's “digital media literacy” in various news generation and consumption environments through the convergence of computational and social science research.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0260080
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0260080
M3 - Article
C2 - 34882703
AN - SCOPUS:85121042362
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 16
JO - PLoS One
JF - PLoS One
IS - 12 December
M1 - e0260080
ER -