nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20200415-032634-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 200414s2020||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20200415-032634-0 doi eng 342 23 Baade, Björnstjern Author aut Don’t Call a Spade a Shovel Crucial Subtleties in the Definition of Fake News and Disinformation Baade, Björnstjern Verfassungsblog 2020-04-14 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Such concerns are, not only but to a large extent, fueled by the apparent indeterminacy of the terms employed to regulate fake news. This is true for Hungary, but also for France, Russia and several Asian countries, which have already passed fake news legislation. Uncertainties concerning the definition may have discouraged other states from passing similar laws, out of legitimate worries over freedom of expression. In fact, however, many scholars and institutions actually agree on the characteristics of the phenomenon. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Coronavirus Fake News Freedom of Expression Freedom of Speech Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/dont-call-a-spade-a-shovel/ raw object