Rana Ali Adeeb

Doctoral Candidate in Information Systems, Concordia University

Fake news, social media, fake news shared on social media, social media users’ perceptions of fake news, emotion, Neuro Information Systems (NeuroIS)

I write op-eds

Media

The urgent fight against fake news in Syria’s hour of change

Montreal GazetteOnline

URL: https://www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/op-eds/article578944.html

Opinion: Protecting democracy in the age of deepfakes

Montreal GazetteOnline

URL: https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-protecting-democracy-in-the-age-of-deepfakes

Biography

Rana Ali Adeeb is a doctoral candidate in Information Systems and a 2024-25 Public Scholar at Concordia University. Her research investigates the role of affective constructs in shaping social media users’ perceptions of fake news. She is particularly interested in gaining a better understanding of the processes through which users believe and share fake news on social media platforms

Expertise

  • Fake news
  • Social media
  • Fake news shared on social media
  • Social media users’ perceptions of fake news
  • Emotion
  • Neuro Information Systems (NeuroIS)

Languages spoken: English

Located in Montreal, Quebec

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