The Disinformation Playbook
This article shines a light on how some corporations use a set of tactics to distort the truth about the safety of their products.
A systematic review on fake news research
Although fake news creation and consumption are mutually related and can be changed to one another, this review indicates that a significant amount of research has primarily focused on news creation. To mitigate this research gap, a comprehensive survey of fake news research, conducted in the fields of computer and social sciences, through the lens of news creation and consumption with internal and external factors.
“Fake News” Is Not Simply False Information: A Concept Explication and Taxonomy of Online Content
This journal article explains how online “fake news” can be classified into 7 categories for developing automatic detections of false information.
The spreading of misinformation online
This journal article uses a quantitative analysis for Facebook to study how misinformation of scientific news and conspiracy theories spreads and creates polarized communities.
Research note: Fighting misinformation or fighting for information?
This essay questions whether individuals and groups should be working towards fighting misinformation or supporting the acceptance of reliable information.
The disaster of misinformation: a review of research in social media
This journal article examines how social media has been used to spread misinformation, particularly in disaster news, health, and politics.
How to identify misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation
From the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, this awareness document outlines the types of false information and what businesses and individuals can do to investigate further and protect themselves against MDM.
5 Steps for Vetting a News Source
The News Literacy Project explains the 5 steps you can take to vet a news source for signs of credibility. The News Literacy Project has also put this information into an excellent downloadable PDF.
The CRAAP Test
CRAAP Test is helpful for the educator and the teacher to find out whether the source related to academics is authentic or not. The CRAAP Test is the acronym for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. It is not easy to find out whether the source is trustworthy to use as a tool of research or not. Sarah Blakeslee has developed the CRAAP Test with her team at California University, Chico.
What Is Fake News?
This guide was developed in concert with Fighting Fake News: Tips for Aspiring Truth Detectives, a presentation on fake news delivered by Sociology Professor Erin Steuter and Librarian Jeff Lilburn on 3 February 2017.
The presentation covered current examples of fake news, why fake news is on the rise, and how it has political consequences. It also provided an overview of tools individuals can use to identify and debunk fake news. This guide includes many of the resources discussed in the presentation.
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