ABSTRACT
This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of research into discourses of disinformation, misinformation, post-truth, alternative facts, hate speech, conspiracy theories, and "fake news".
Divided into two sections, it provides a detailed look at the methodological challenges and approaches for studying disinformation, along with a wide range of case studies covering everything from climate change denial to COVID-19 conspiracies. The studies address how discourses of disinformation are constructed and developed, what rhetorical and persuasive strategies they employ, how disinformation can be discerned from real news, and what steps we might take in order to create a more trustworthy news environment.
Authored by leading experts from around the world, and showcasing the most up-to-date methodological approaches to the topic, the volume makes a significant contribution to current linguistic research on politics, and is an essential guide to the discourses of disinformation for advanced students and researchers of English language studies, linguistics, and media and communication studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|151 pages
Genres and methodologies
chapter 4|12 pages
Introducing Digital Source Criticism
chapter 7|15 pages
Fakespeak in 280 Characters
part II|259 pages
Case studies
part A|105 pages
Politics
chapter 15|19 pages
Attitudes about Propaganda and Disinformation
chapter 16|16 pages
Citizens' Perspectives on the News Media and Democracy
part B|81 pages
Society
chapter 17|15 pages
(Dis)Information and Ethical Guidelines
chapter 19|19 pages
The Rainbow Conspiracy
part C|69 pages
Medical discourses