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Collection

0873: The Fake News and Information Literacy Project

Institution

Marshall University Archives and Special Collections

Date

10-21-2023

Description

In this interview about fake news and information literacy we interviewed West Virginia Participant (Black, Female, 68) on October 21st,2023. The participant agreed to the terms as outline in the consent form before the interview began. The participant was asked multiple questions including a few multi step questions about fakes news and information they are aware of to complete the interview. Some of the broad conversations that took place during this interview were about different news channels and social media the participant has seen fake news, what social media they use, avoid, and why, as well as current and past issues and if and where the participant has heard about them. This interview was a group-work collaboration, with Dr. Stephen Underhill as the primary investigator for this project.

Format

Interview

Language

English

Place

Appalachia, West Virginia

Subject

Fake news, information literacy, COVID-19 (Disease) in mass media

Type

Text

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This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 21 (White/Female/50), interviewed on March 8th, 2022.The participant agreed to the terms as outlined in the informed consent form proceeding this interview. Some of the broad conversations that took place during this interview were about finding credible information in the time of Coronavirus, the spread of misinformation online, and internet algorithms. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.

Identifier

West Virginia Participant 51 Combined

West Virginia Participant 51 (Black/Female/68), interviewed on October 21, 2023

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