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Information Literacy in a Fake/False News World: Why Does it Matter and How Does it Spread?

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Now that we have a better understanding of the history and context of fake news, I am going to discuss why fake news and combatting it matters and how the recent rise of fake news correlates with a change in how society views expertise. I will also share the recently released results of a huge research project examining how fake news spreads.

Source: International Journal of Legal Information

DOI: 10.1017/jli.2018.26

Author: Kristina L. Niedringhaus

Institution: Georgia State University

Language: English

Topic: Misinformation and Its Impacts

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2886762818

FWCI: 1.695

Cites: 7

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10