Analyze Fake News Based on the Missing of Kate Middleton

Jingqi Chen

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/50/20242450

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Chen,J. (2024). Analyze Fake News Based on the Missing of Kate Middleton. Communications in Humanities Research,50,27-31.

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Analyze Fake News Based on the Missing of Kate Middleton

Jingqi Chen *^,1,

¹ Penn State University Abington campus

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https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7064/50/20242450

Abstract

Based on the rapid development of the internet and the widespread use of social media, fake news has gradually become an inseparable part of our daily life. People nowadays are constantly exposed to all kinds of fake news online and easily become either the witnesses or even the disseminators of rumors. This situation contributes significantly to expanding their influence and brings about unexpected and often negative results. Therefore, scholars and professionals have begun to pay close attention to this phenomenon and draw some valuable conclusions. This research thoroughly explains fake news and conducts a detailed analysis of disinformation, which is purposefully fabricated fake news, using the event of the missing of Kate Middleton as an example. The analysis encompasses the emergence, spread and far-reaching impact of disinformation, thereby emphasizing the crucial significance of accurately recognizing fake news.

Keywords

Fake news, disinformation, the missing of Kate Middleton, spread of fake news, impact of fake news.

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Chen,J. (2024). Analyze Fake News Based on the Missing of Kate Middleton. Communications in Humanities Research,50,27-31.

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