Young Spanish Adults and Disinformation: Do They Identify and Spread Fake News and Are They Literate in It?
| Autor: | Aída María de Vicente Domínguez, Javier Sierra Sánchez, Ana Beriain Bañares |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Producció Científica UAO 2021, Universitat Abat Oliba CEU. Departament de Ciències de la Comunicació |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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young adults
fake news History Jóvenes Applied psychology España accounting 050801 communication & media studies Joves Library and Information Sciences lcsh:Communication. Mass media 0508 media and communications Fake news Credibility Media Technology Noticias falsas Desinformació Business and International Management Espanya Descriptive quantitative Desinformación Communication Information literacy 05 social sciences lcsh:Information resources (General) Media studies Notícies falses lcsh:P87-96 Computer Science Applications Spanish population Spain Disinformation 0509 other social sciences Suspect 050904 information & library sciences Psychology Know-how lcsh:ZA3040-5185 |
| Zdroj: | CEU Repositorio Institucional Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU (FUSPCEU) Publications, Vol 9, Iss 2, p 2 (2021) Publications Volume 9 Issue 1 |
| Popis: | The infodiet of young Spanish adults aged 18 to 25 was analysed to determine their attitude towards fake news. The objectives were: to establish whether they have received any training in fake news to determine whether they know how to identify fake information and to investigate whether they spread it. The study employed a descriptive quantitative method consisting of a survey of 500 representative interviews of the Spanish population aged between 18 and 25 through a structured questionnaire. The results indicate that they are aware of the importance of training, although generally they do not know of any course and when they do, they do not tend to enroll on one either due to lack of interest or time. These young adults feel that they know how to identify fake content and, moreover, that they know how to do so very well. However, they do not use the best tools. While they do not always verify information, they mainly suspect the credibility of information when it is meaningless. However, they do not tend to spread fake information. We conclude that media information literacy training (MILT) is necessary in educational centres that focuses on the main issues identified. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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