Fake news and post-truth in social networks as an inevitable phenomenon of the age of the simulacruns

Protasov Sayan Yuryevich

Currently, social networks are used by different groups of people for various purposes. One of the purposes of using social media is to spread disinformation and fake news. This is especially true during periods of political instability, wars and other social upheavals. That is why developed countries have a certain set of mechanisms to combat such phenomena. In this article, such categories as "fake news" and "post-truth" are considered as simulacra of the virtual space of modern social networks. The disclosure of the features of the social evolution of these categories of "fake news" and "post-truth" is possible on the basis of the application of the multiplier effect, which combines the potential of these categories in philosophy, sociology, public relations and other sciences that are directly related to these categories.

Keywords:fake news, post-truth, social networks, simulacrum, post-structuralist philosophy.