Reports on the coronavirus as a Chinese bioweapon or the 'Pizzagate' theory demonstrate that fake news is one of the most widely discussed topics in political communication. Although it is clear that fake news is a problem, it is less clear what it actually means.
Jana Laura Egelhofer is member of the Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences (ViDSS) at the University of Vienna to takes a closer look at the current debate surrounding the term 'fake news'.