With the advent of the Internet, we have called it 'the sea of information'. The Internet is made up of a lot of information. Of this myriad of information, news has also become a part. In this environment, social network services and messaging servic...
With the advent of the Internet, we have called it 'the sea of information'. The Internet is made up of a lot of information. Of this myriad of information, news has also become a part. In this environment, social network services and messaging services have emerged and we have reached the status of the producer of news from a one-sided audience to a messenger. It is a representation of the freedom of expression that is guaranteed by the Constitution, and it has grown as an axis of direct democracy.
Concern has recently surfaced that the news we truly believed could be false, not fact. This is called fake news and has become the biggest buzzword during the 2016 US presidential election. In particular, fake news is spreading rapidly through social networks and messaging services, causing a big social shock when fake news is believed to be true and moved to actual action. The emergence of such fake news has come to the point where we have to judge the news that is pouring out from dozens to tens of thousands of times a day, from time to time about 'truth and falsehood', 'rightness and bowl'.
Therefore, in many countries around the world, we are trying to solve this problem according to the situation of our country. In Korea, most of the studies are being discussed mainly on regulations on fake news. However, prior to this discussion, the existing media should provide reliable news to the public. Fake news and differentiated status should be secured, but the public trust is very low. In this paper, we will examine the concepts and issues of fake news, trends in major countries, and present policy implications for responding to false news in our reality.