broader in scope than, conspiracy theories are political rumors, which are
“unveriﬁed stories or information statements people share with one another”
(Weeks and Garrett 2014, p. 402). Finally, since the 2016 US presidential
election,
fake news, which shares many
similarities with disinformation but differs in its presentation. In particular,
recent work deﬁnes fake news as “fabricated information that mimics news
media content in form but not in organizational process or intent” (Lazer et al.
2018, p. 1094).
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