Combines approaches from the humanities, social sciences, and computer science Treats phenomena of fake (news) in the context of concepts of truth Includes fictionality and fictional narratives in addition to facticity and fake

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Peter Klimczak (Dr. phil. et Dr. rer. nat. habil.) teaches media, cultural and technical sciences at the Brandenburg University of Technology and conducts research at the University of Wroclaw within the framework of a Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship. He is the author of numerous publications on the use of artificial languages in media and cultural studies, on digital and social media, and on cognitive systems and artificial intelligence.

Thomas Zoglauer (Dr. phil. habil.) teaches philosophy as an adjunct professor at the Brandenburg University of Technology and as a lecturer at the universities of Freiburg and Stuttgart. He is the author of numerous books on the philosophy of technology, logic and applied ethics.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Truth Relativism, Scientific Skepticism and the Political Consequences.- Of Fakes and Frauds: Can Scientific "Hoaxes" Be a Legitimate Tool of Knowledge?.- Fiction, Fake and Fact.- Stranger than Fiction.- The Marxist-Leninist Definition of Fascism and the Building of the Wall.- Caution: Possible "Fake News" - A Technical Approach to Early Detection.- Countering Fake News Technically - Detection and Treatment Approaches to Support Users.- NewsDeps: Visualizing the Origin of Information in News Articles.