From Urban Legends to Political Fact-Checking Online Scrutiny in America, 1990-2015 /

• Main Authors: Aspray, William (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Cortada, James W. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: History of Computing,
• Subjects: Computers.; Civilization-History.; World politics.; Technology-History.; History of Computing.; Cultural History.; Political History.; History of Technology.

This text presents an historical examination of political fact-checking, highlighting how this is part of a larger phenomenon of online scrutiny that manifests itself in multiple forms. Reflecting the long history of "fake facts" in America, the book discusses important developments in thi...

Table of Contents:

• The Concept of Scrutiny
• From Debunking Urban Legends to Political Fact-Checking
• Urban Legends and Rumors Concerning the September 11 Attacks
• Debunking as Hobby, Entertainment, Scholarly Pursuit, and Public Service
• Recent Political Fact-Checking
• Where Do We Go Next?.