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The challenge of fake news: Intellectual survival in the context of multiple representations and perspectives

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Abstract

In this chapter, we identify challenges that fake news poses to our intellectual survival. We view fake news as a contaminant to our information ecosystem and propose the Fake News Pyramid by incorporating parallels to models of disease spread. Our discussion of challenges and solutions is situated in the "information disorder" framework, with a distinction between the human and technology level at each phase of the news cycle. We conclude that to comprehensively combat the creation, exposure, and distribution of fake news, we must propose actionable solutions drawing on multiple perspectives and representations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHandbook of Learning from Multiple Representations and Perspectives
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages477-494
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9780429813665
ISBN (Print)9780367001179
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2020

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Peggy Van Meter, Alexandra List, Doug Lombardi and Panayiota Kendeou. All rights reserved.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Fake news pyramid
  • Humans
  • Information disorder
  • Intellectual survival
  • Technology

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