scholarly journals Fact-checking in the televised debates of the Spanish general elections of 2015 and 2016

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Mazaira-Castro ◽  
J Rúas-Araújo ◽  
I Puentes-Rivera
Keyword(s):  
General Elections ◽  
Fact Checking ◽  
Televised Debates

scholarly journals VERIFIC.AI application: automated fact-checking in Brazilian 2018 general elections

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 514-539
Author(s):  
Dario Brito Rocha Jr. ◽  
Anthony José da Cunha Carneiro Lins ◽  
Alice Cristiny Ferreira De Souza ◽  
Luiz Felipe De Oliveira Libório ◽  
André Henrique De Brito Leitão ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Operating System ◽  
Online News ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
General Elections ◽  
Fact Checking ◽  
Android Operating System ◽  
False News ◽  
Automated Tool

The increasingly hybrid relationship between consumption and production, the post-truth context, and the disinformation ecosystem have all caused tensions in journalism. Creating false news and spreading it across social networks has become common practice. This article introduces the development, testing and data analysis from the Verific.ai application prototype, an automated tool for checking news links on the Android operating system. This application uses data mining for defining the criteria for truthful and false news in the digital environment. The data are presented in the light of the descriptive exploratory analysis, based on tests conducted during the 2018 Brazilian elections. Through this it was possible to define and apply criteria to quickly reveal any potentially false content, while also showing the type of online news content viewed unfavorably by the consuming public.A relação mais híbrida entre consumo e produção, o contexto da pós-verdade e o ecossistema da desinformação provocaram tensões no jornalismo. Falsear a notícia tornou-se prática nas relações propagadas pelas redes sociais digitais. O artigo apresenta a experiência de desenvolvimento, teste e análise de dados do protótipo do aplicativo Verific. ai, uma ferramenta de automatização de checagem de links de notícias disponível para sistema Android. A plataforma aplica a técnica da mineração de dados a partir da definição de critérios de verdade e falsidade das notícias no ambiente digital. Os dados são apresentados à luz da análise exploratória descritiva, a partir de testes realizados no período eleitoral brasileiro de 2018. Mostrou-se como é possível delinear e aplicar critérios para evidenciação rápida de conteúdo com potencial falso, ao mesmo tempo em que se evidenciou que tipo de conteúdo tem sido colocado em xeque pelo público consumidor de notícias na internet.La relación más híbrida entre el consumo y la producción, el contexto de la postverdad y la ecosistema de la desinformación han provocado tensiones en el periodismo. Crear contenido falso se convirtió en práctica en la relaciones propagadas por las redes sociales digitales. El artículo presenta la experiencia de desarrollo, prueba y análisis de datos del prototipo de la aplicación Verific.ai, una herramienta de automatización de verificación de enlaces de noticias disponible para el sistema Android. La herramienta aplica la técnica de minería de datos definiendo criterios de verdad y falsedad de noticias en el digital. Los datos se presentan a la luz del análisis exploratorio-descriptivo, basado en pruebas realizadas en el período electoral brasileño de 2018. Se ha probado que es posible definir y aplicar criterios de evaluación rápida de contenido con potencial falso, así como se ha mostrado el tipo de contenido que es cuestionado por el consumidor de noticias en la internet.

A Review of the Electoral Process under Ghana's Fourth Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-377
Author(s):  
Lydia A. Nkansah ◽  
Delali A. Gawu
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Electoral Process ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Members Of Parliament ◽  
Electoral Cycle ◽  
Fourth Republic ◽  
General Elections ◽  
Election Results

There have been seven general elections, under Ghana's Fourth Republic, to elect presidents and members of parliament. There are laws regulating the electoral process and election results have generally been accepted and, in a few cases, challenged through the laid-down process. Elections in Ghana are nonetheless reportedly flawed with irregularities tainting the outcome and creating tensions and sometimes pockets of violence. This article examines the electoral process under Ghana's Fourth Republic, namely the adoption of regulations for each electoral cycle, voters’ registration and the voters’ register, nomination of aspirants, voting, counting of votes and declaration of the results. To ensure the integrity of the electoral process, the laws regulating elections should comply with the dictates of the procedural requirements of the rule of law and the Electoral Commission's actions must be consistent with these laws.

Nation, Locality and Radical Identity

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm Petrie
Keyword(s):  
Working Class ◽  
Communist Party ◽  
The Political ◽  
Central Control ◽  
Election Campaigns ◽  
Labour Movement ◽  
General Elections ◽  
Political Left ◽  
National Model ◽  
Selection Of

Concentrating upon the years between the 1924 and 1929 general elections, which separated the first and second minority Labour governments, this chapter traces the rise of a modernised, national vision of Labour politics in Scotland. It considers first the reworking of understandings of sovereignty within the Labour movement, as the autonomy enjoyed by provincial trades councils was circumscribed, and notions of Labour as a confederation of working-class bodies, which could in places include the Communist Party, were replaced by a more hierarchical, national model. The electoral consequences of this shift are then considered, as greater central control was exercised over the selection of parliamentary candidates and the conduct of election campaigns. This chapter presents a study of the changing horizons of the political left in inter-war Scotland, analysing the declining importance of locality in the construction of radical political identities.

A Vote for Continuity: The 1978 General Elections in Malaysia

Asian Survey ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane K. Mauzy
Keyword(s):  
General Elections

Political Communication: Redefining Contemporary Political Management Practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (11) ◽  
pp. 255-268
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Political Event ◽  
Indian Politics ◽  
Modern Politics ◽  
Political Branding ◽  
General Elections

Modern politics, particularly prevalent in the Western Democracies, is replete with instances wherein communication has come to play a pivotal role in the formation or dislodging a government. This is not to say that in traditional political scenario, the role of communication was any lesser. Far from it, communication has always characterized the build-up of events in politics. However, the significance of the same has increased manifold thanks to the advent of social media and complex nature of modern politics as well as due to rise of such concepts as political branding which has gained traction in the wake of proliferation of technology. The same holds true in the Indian political scenario as well. The last few years have redefined the role of communication and its tools in Indian politics, especially during a mega-political event like election. The last two general elections were testimonies to the same. The might of social media has been realized by even its staunchest critics. Along with it, the popular concept of permanent campaign has also characterized the phenomenon of political communication. This paper goes on to explore the underlying concept of political communication and how the same has come to influence the turn of events as well as the final outcome of an election.

FACT-CHECKING. FROM TERM AND CONCEPT TO WORD USAGE

2020 ◽  
pp. 72-78
Author(s):  
Maxim S. Kronev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Word Usage ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Source Studies ◽  
Fact Checking ◽  
The Russian Language ◽  
Dictionary Definitions

With modern realities in the development of new media and the information and communication technologies (ICT), the skills of checking information for the reliability of sources – fact-checking (or fact-check) is extremely important. The article briefly considers the term fact-checking and gives the definitions and also related concepts. The author’s understanding of approaches to and tools of the fact-checking in the context of the concept “Source Studies 2.0” is offered. English dictionary definitions are analyzed and translated into Russian, an overview of the Russian-language interpretations is given, as well as links to key publications on the topic.

The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking by Brooke Borel

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-143
Author(s):  
Steven E. Gump
Keyword(s):  
Fact Checking
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