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      Names: Guillermo López-García, 1976- editor. | Palau-Sampio, Dolors, 1974- editor. | Palomo, Bella, 1974- editor. | Campos Domínguez, Eva, 1977- editor. | Masip, Pere, 1968-2021 editor.

       Title: Politics of disinformation : the influence of fake news on the public sphere / edited by Guillermo López-García, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, Dolors Palau-Sampio, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, Bella Palomo, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain, Eva Campos-Domínguez, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, Pere Masip Blanquerna, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain.

       Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

       Identifiers: LCCN 2020058486 (print) | LCCN 2020058487 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119743231 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119743323 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119743316 (epub) | ISBN 9781119743347 (ebook)

      Subjects: LCSH: Communication in politics. | Fake news--Political aspects. | Social media--Corrupt practices.

       Classification: LCC JA85 .P6545 2021 (print) | LCC JA85 (ebook) | DDC 320.01/4--dc23

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