Fake news and misinformation in the Bulgarian media environment through the prism of three fact-finding platforms

Abstract

In times of conflict between Russia and Ukraine and a pandemic situation around the World, fake news and misinformation are increasingly important parts of the everyday lives of media users. The increase in fact-finding platforms and the large amount of news they generate is also a symptom of the increasingly uncertain news environment. The present paper presents research on all articles from the Bulgarian National Radio's fact check and check platforms. afp.com and factcheck.bg until March 30, 2022, which are analyzed and categorized as fake news or misinformation based on the content of objectively true information.