Navigating the Web of Disinformation: Employing Social Network Analysis to Decode Disinformation Dynamics in Modern Societies

By Wasim Ahmed and Mariann Hardey

A network analysis that ignores social harm is merely a technical exercise. A social critique that ignores the network is incomplete. Navigating the Web of Disinformation closes this critical gap.

Mariann Hardey and Wasim Ahmed offer a vital socio-technical examination of digital falsehoods, using Social Network Analysis (SNA) to connect the mechanics of digital diffusion to their real-world consequences. The result is a powerful visual and analytical account of how digital manipulation directly fuels social instability. As a critical contribution to the field, this book equips researchers and policymakers with a practical method to not only identify false information but to understand its social impact, proposing grounded solutions to defend the integrity of public discourse.

A vital contribution to the field, this publication equips policymakers, researchers, and practitioners with the insights needed to mitigate the spread of false information.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 183708341X
• ISBN13: 9781837083411
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"