The poisoned public debate and the limits of state regulation: for a digital literacy against the fake news
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In addition to the deliberate efforts to distort or misinform, the unintentional errors detected by the
public —and the suspicion that there may be others not identified— have reinforced a skeptical stance
among the public about the alleged veracity of the news. In the era of the so-called post-truth, it is
no exaggeration to say that the main concern of the social sciences after the public debate has been
completely hampered by the spread of false news and the supposed beginning of the collapse of liberal
democracies, has been a collective sensation of shock, indignation. and despair at the increased prevalence
of false news. This paper focuses on the phenomenon of fake news, its effects in the context of
political disputes and regulatory frameworks as an alleged solution. It is intended to demonstrate that
digital literacy appears as the most adequate solution to mitigate this problem, without affecting freedom
of expression in the public discursive sphere.
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