Post-Truth, False News, and Information Literacy. Badke, W. Online Searcher, 41(4):57–59, August, 2017.
Post-Truth, False News, and Information Literacy [link]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
The article offers information on the definition of the term "post-truth" in the Oxford English Dictionary and discusses the prevalence of false news which presents fake content on the internet. It highlights the lack of critical thinking ability in people due to which they are easily fooled by these news. Topics discussed include the support given to false news by the digital age, approaches by social media to fix this issue and the information literacy option for people.
@article{badke_post-truth_2017,
	title = {Post-{Truth}, {False} {News}, and {Information} {Literacy}},
	volume = {41},
	issn = {23249684},
	url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=124115143&lang=fr&site=ehost-live},
	abstract = {The article offers information on the definition of the term "post-truth" in the Oxford English Dictionary and discusses the prevalence of false news which presents fake content on the internet. It highlights the lack of critical thinking ability in people due to which they are easily fooled by these news. Topics discussed include the support given to false news by the digital age, approaches by social media to fix this issue and the information literacy option for people.},
	number = {4},
	urldate = {2019-01-10},
	journal = {Online Searcher},
	author = {Badke, William},
	month = aug,
	year = {2017},
	keywords = {ABILITY, CRITICAL thinking, DISCLOSURE, INFORMATION literacy, PREJUDICES, PUBLIC opinion, TRAINING},
	pages = {57--59}
}

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