Abstract:

During the historical development of civilizations, the desire to communicate has emerged as an indispensable need of human beings. Since its existence, human beings have felt the need to communicate and receive news. Communication began to shape people's lives and continued its impact in the transition from the traditional social structure to the modern social structure. The increase in the number of written texts, especially with the invention of the printing press, contributed to information reaching more people. Concepts such as conveying news, influencing, directing societies or individuals have also influenced the development of journalism as a new professional field. The journalism sector, which develops day by day, has become the most basic and effective source of information with new media and new technologies. The rapid development of social applications and new media technologies has given a new identity to traditional journalism. Accessing information and receiving news has become a very fast structure today. According to this developed structure, accessing information through social media has become unlimited in today's technology. The internet and social media, which have become unlimited sources of information, have also caused discussions about the accuracy and reliability of information. In the study, information was given about disinformation, which is a frequently used method to influence the masses and individuals from past to present, and comments were included on the recently created deepfake videos.

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