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04310aam a2200433 i 4500 001 777EBBFE255C11EF8EDB874227ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240608010050 008 231219s2024 mdua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023050642 020 $a 1538177382 020 $a 9781538177389 020 $a 1538177374 020 $a 9781538177372 035 $a (OCoLC)1414370566 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d PSC $d NWQ $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PN4784.F27 $b W35 2024 082 00 $a 070.4/3 $2 23/eng/20231219 100 1 $a Weiss, Andrew, $d 1971- $e author. 245 10 $a Counterfact : $b fake news and misinformation in the digital information age / $c Andrew Weiss. 264 1 $a Lanham : $b Rowman and Littlefield, $c [2024] 300 $a xxv, 273 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $t Fighting fake news : joining small and large worlds together. $t A brief history of fake news -- $t Fake news : a model for the modern, internet-driven phenomenon -- $t The impact of digital fake news -- $t Fighting fake news : joining small and large worlds together. 520 $a "For as long as there has been a press, fake news has played a role in the disruption of how factual information is shared among people. Misinformation goes back even further, spreading through the use of lies and rumors, spoken or written, for various political and social purposes. In this book, we will trace a brief history of fake news, examine its antecedents and precursors, before looking at the way it is currently employed using digital information technologies. The current consensus on what comprises fake news is somewhat contested; as such, a more detailed look at the phenomenon is in order. Not only does fake news include false news stories spread with the intent to deceive, its purpose can be instructive and parodic, providing the very tools needed to puncture misinformation bubbles. This book will examine in detail a comprehensive model for fake news that might be used to help predict and neutralize its negative effects, as well as examine the traits that contribute to a person's susceptibility to falling for false stories, conspiracies, and other misinformation. In this regard, the book is unique in its approach to fake news, seeing it as situated within a matrix of behaviors, conditions, and contexts that must be accounted for before its effects can be completely neutralized. The context also explores the relationship of the creator and the user of fake news, speculating on the intertwined actions and motives of both. It is hypothesized that specific conditions exploited by 'bad actors' would contribute to the spread of fake news and that low levels or lack of certain identifiable characteristics in users (i.e. ability to scaffold, conduct parallel thinking, be aware of one's ignorance, know one's strengths and weaknesses) would also make it more likely to be consumed and shared. This book also examines the wider impacts of fake news on societies, especially in the areas of education, politics, and public policy. This book makes the case for developing strategies that rely not merely upon information literacy to help individuals deal with fake news, but also on wider national and international policies that specifically aid users of information and address human behavioral characteristics. As in information behavior research, the scale and scope of examining fake news requires both a local focus and a large-scale inquiry into societal and cultural norms"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Fake news $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Disinformation $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Digital media $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Media literacy $x Social aspects. 650 6 $a Fausses nouvelles $x Aspect social. 650 6 $a DeÌsinformation $x Aspect social. 650 6 $a EÌducation aux meÌdias $x Aspect social. 650 7 $a Digital media $x Social aspects $2 fast 776 08 $i Online version: $a Weiss, Andrew. $t Counterfact $d Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, 2024 $z 9781538177396 $w (DLC) 2023050643 941 $a 1 952 $l IAOX771 $d 20240608010507.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=777EBBFE255C11EF8EDB874227ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOZInitiate Another SILO Locator Search