Özet:

Fault news and information are information that deliberately or unintentionally misleads people and creates perception. The digital environment plays an important role in the dissemination of false information and news. Therefore, false information and news in the digital environment are facing us as a major problem. The production and spread of fake news in conflict, natural disasters and epidemics is increasing. The new type (Covid-19) coronavirus, which appeared in the Chinese city of Vuhan in December 2019, is spreading worldwide and causes deaths. In this period, getting the right information and information about the epidemic becomes even more important. Digital media and social media are very important measures in accessing, producing and sharing news. But especially the spread of misinformation and dezinformation has become a major problem in this period. In the social media, it is necessary to see the fake news spread in the news sites. The aim of this study is to reveal how and through which channels false coronavirus news is spread in the digital environment. The study, taking into account the month in which the coronavirus appeared in Turkey, covers the dates of 16 March - 15 June 2020. These dates have been examined through the news verification platform teyit.org with the 100 erroneous news document review methods of coronavirus. The findings show that these news are spread more through social media, but news sites also play an important role in the spread of misinformation. In the other phase of analysis, the study of the headline and content of the fake news has found that the fake news focuses on the topics. In this section, the information is also presented on the situation of the news being incorrect by revealing the misleading side of the fake news.

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