The Role of the Term “Fake News” in U.S. Alternative Media: Shaping Political Discourse and Hyperpartisanship
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
Published online on January 22, 2026
Abstract
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This study examines how the term “fake news” is strategically deployed in U.S. alternative media by analyzingNewsmaxandOccupy Democratsas right- and left-leaning outlets. Drawing on Hallin’s sphere model and Egelhofer et al.’s coding categories, it ...
This study examines how the term “fake news” is strategically deployed in U.S. alternative media by analyzingNewsmaxandOccupy Democratsas right- and left-leaning outlets. Drawing on Hallin’s sphere model and Egelhofer et al.’s coding categories, it ...