Perception and Reality in the Digital Age: Disinformation Strategies via New Media

This book offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of how false information is strategically produced, circulated, and legitimized within contemporary digital communication environments.Focusing on the role of new media in shaping public perception and psychological response, the book analyzes how disinformation operates through platform logics, algorithmic systems, and emotionally resonant narratives.By integrating communication psychology with media theory, it reveals the cognitive and affective vulnerabilities-such as bias, emotional engagement, and perception management-that render users susceptible to manipulative content in digital spaces.Structured in two main parts, the first section explores the theoretical and psychological foundations of disinformation.It examines media and communication psychology, the historical evolution and structural anatomy of disinformation, and the mechanisms through which perception is strategically managed in digital contexts.Drawin