Vol. 9, No 1: 95–100.

Political Science and Regional Studies

 2024

Scientific article

UDK 32.019.51
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Vasilisa A. Veysman
bachelor's degree, Petrozavodsk State University
(Petrozavodsk, Russia),
v.veismann@gmail.com

Simulacrum vs Fake News: Correlation Between the Concepts

Scientific adviser:
Elena I. Chernenkova
Reviewer:
Varvara Inozemtсeva
Paper submitted on: 11/10/2023;
Accepted on: 03/28/2024;
Published online on: 03/30/2024.
 Abstract. The article examines simulacrum as a theoretical concept and the phenomenon of fake news. The author explores the origins and essence of the theoretical ideas of Jean Baudrillard who developed theory of simulacra and simulation. Additionally, the author discusses the methodological framework of fake news and explains why it is a natural product of the information age. The objective of the paper is to compare these two concepts, employing comparative analysis and elements of structural and functional analysis. The proliferation of fake news undermines the credibility of information sources and contributes to the construction of false realities, thereby reshaping our understanding of simulacra.
Keywords: fake news, simulacrum, media space, interpretation of reality, semiotic analysis, poststructuralism, postmodernism, Jean Baudrillard, Jacques Derrida, Roland Barthes, Ferdinand de Saussure

For citation: Veysman, V. A. Simulacrum vs Fake News: Correlation Between the Concepts. StudArctic forum. 2024, 9 (1): 95–100.

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