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Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Digital media literacy and perceived fake news handling skills among Arab social media users: evidence from a cross-national surveyHossam Fayez · Mohammad Ali Alquaary · Nawal Abdullah Al-Hazwarh · Abdulbaset Mohammed Alhattami · Mahdi Mohammed Haidar SalehFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1931528
Original ResearchPublished 27 August 2026When conspiracist beliefs matter: conditional associations between media-source reliance and pro-Russian disinformation beliefs during the war in UkraineMaria Flakus · Adam Waszkowski · Hubert Plisiecki · Kinga Małyska · Artur PokropekFrontiers in Social Psychologydoi 10.3389/frsps.2026.1886614
Systematic ReviewPublished 12 February 2026Emerging threats in AI: a detailed review of misuses and risks across modern AI technologiesNiyat Seghid · Farkhund Iqbal · Khalifa Al-Room · Áine MacDermottFrontiers in Communications and Networksdoi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1727425
Original ResearchPublished 7 January 2026From conflict to cohesion: the role of sports in transforming perceptions of cattle keepers in South SudanMitsuaki FurukawaPastoralism: Research, Policy and Practicedoi 10.3389/past.2025.15180
