A Novel Study To Determine Fake News Quotient: Perception Based Study Among Lis Students
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2018-11
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INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar
Abstract
Fake news can be an image, a video or an imitative news article often designed to misguide masses
through wrong information. Fake news identification through normal observation is not an easy
task. It needs thorough observation of facts and the process itself requires some factual steps. Public
discussion forums are always empowering citizens by giving some identification properties which
are often associated with fake news and also telling the follow up steps when they find some doubtful
news items. The current study is an evaluative process to measure the ability of library and information
science(LIS) students to identify fake news. Nine properties were identified and clubbed as
Questions on Fake news Identification(QFI), based student’s awareness level to those points, a
resultant QFI quotient was measured out through a systematically designed process for the study.
Similarly, eight activities were noted out and clubbed as Questions on Fake news Tackling Activities
(QFTA), a QFTA quotient was measured out following the similar process of QFI quotient. The
average QFI quotient and QFTA quotient of LIS students were 0.67 and 0.73 respectively. A significant
correlation of 0.570 between QFI quotient and QFTA quotient helped to conclude that LIS
students have a strong ability to identify and stop the spreading of fake news.
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Fake News, Social Media, Fake News Awareness