FAKE NEWS AS A MEANS OF MEDIA COMMUNICATION: SIX STEPS OF LINGUO-STYLISTIC APPROACH

Abstract

Fake news is a progressively common characteristic of modern political sphere. Fake (forgery, deception, lies) news and materials flood the modern media space and become an important factor in the dissemination of certain opinions in the media on the Internet. Fake news has a long history, but its scale and effectiveness have risen to unprecedented levels today thanks to the development of social networks. Fake news is a message stylistically created as real news, but false in whole or in part.