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Ohio Participant 8 (White/Male/30), Interviewed on March 9, 2023
This interview that we have conducted about fake news and information literacy with Ohio Participant (White/Male/30) on March 9, 2023. The participant that we interviewed agreed to the terms within the informed consent that we sent to the participant before the interview that was conducted. Some of the broad conversations that took place during this interview were about fake news in social media, conspiracy theories, and how fake news involves politics. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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Ohio Participant 9 (White/Female/46), Interviewed on February 26, 2023
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with an Ohio Participant 9 (White/Female/46), interviewed on February 26, 2023. 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 Fake News, social media, and conspiracy theories. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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Texas Participant 1 (Hispanic/Female/38), interviewed on March 4, 2023
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with Texas Participant (Hispanic/Female/38), conducted on March 4, 2023. The participant agreed to the terms presented in the informed consent from before the interview. Some topics discussed in this interview include the spread of fake news on social media and some of the social issues found on popular news sites. This was a group-work collaboration. Chase Howard was the main investigator for this project.
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Virginia Participant 1 (Appalachian-American and White/Male/28), Interviewed on March 9, 2023
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with Virginia Participant --(White/Male/28), interviewed on March 9th, 2023. 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 social media platforms such as Reddit and TikTok, the dissemination of false news of broadcasting agencies like the National Public Radio and the disbelief in conspiracy theories. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Viginia Participant 63 (White/Female/69), interviewed on October 20, 2023
This was a group work collaboration under the lead investigator, Dr. Stephen Underhill, where the students have selected a participant to interview about their knowledge of fake news and information literacy. West Virginia Participant (White/Female/69) agreed with informed consent to be interviewed in subjects such as algorithms, source criticism, and the term “fake news”. Questions include news media coverage, personal search results, and the participants opinion on broad topics concerning the internet.
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West Virginia Participant 39 (Native American/Female/26), Interviewed on March 6, 2023
This is a collection of peers who are exposed to the internet, news, media and other outlets through multiple mediums and how those individuals choose to react and relate to this facet of the modern voice. The intent of this information is to provide a lens for which others to draw astute or intangible observations from trends based upon political alignment and ethnicity notation. The reach of this process is not unending, Marshall University students are the finite group of students who have been tasked with reaching out to anyone and everyone for insight on the ever-encompassing fake news storm trend that the United States has been trapped in since conceptualization. Three individual reports are addressed here and will be noted during the following texts of worthwhile depiction. This information should point to a behavioral consensus or response and compassion from a variety of individuals. In this memo: social media, news, conspiracy theories, politicians, and emotional response are all under the looking glass as educated colleges address these findings. This is a group-work collaboration and Dr. Stephen Underhill is the primary investigator of this project.
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West Virginia Participant 40 (White/Male/24), Interviewed on March 2, 2023
An interview took place with an interviewee White, Male, 24 on March 2, 2023. The interview covered an array of questions for The Fake News and Literacy Project. The questions covered social media usage pertaining specifically to the issue of fake news and hysteria it can cause and has caused in todays society. The interviewee explained how he uses social media and the implications and experiences he has resulting from fake news in the media. This is a group-work collaboration and Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 41 (White/Male/22), Interviewed on February 27, 2023
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant (White/Male/22), interviewed on February 27th, 2023. 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 social media platforms involving fake news, conspiracy theories, and political leaders. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 42 (White/Female/21), Interviewed on April 5, 2023
In this participant interview with West Virginia Participant (white/female/21), interviewed on April 5, 2023, the topic of fake news was discussed. The participant agreed to the terms as outlined in the informed consent form proceeding this interview. When asked about fake news the interviewee mentioned covid-19, conspiracy theories such as the covid-19 vaccine being a ploy to inject us with a tracker, and social media. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 43 (White/Male/48), Interviewed on March 5, 2023
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant (White/Male/48), interviewed on March 5, 2023. 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 social media, conspiracy theories, politics and politicians, and feelings of threat or fear. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 44 (White/Male/62), Interviewed on March 17, 2023
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 44 (White/Male/62), interviewed on March 17, 2023. 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 social media/news outlets, conspiracy theories, and politicians. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 45 (White/Female/23), Interviewed on March 17, 2023
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 45 (White/Female/23), Interviewed on March 17, 2023. 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 what they used the internet for, conspiracy theories, and information being targeted at her. This was a group-work collaboration, and Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 46 (Filipino/Male/54), Interviewed on March 21, 2023
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 46 (Filipino/Male/54), interviewed on March 21, 2023. The participant agreed to the terms as outlined in the informed consent from proceeding this interview. Some of the broad conversation that took place during this interview were about the usage of social media, as well as the trust and distrust about the websites that Participant 1 uses as a source of news. This was a group-work collaboration, and Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project
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West Virginia Participant 47 (White/Male/19), Interviewed on February 23, 2023
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 47 (White/Male/19), interviewed on February 23, 2023. The participant did agree to the terms as outlined in the informed consent from proceeding this interview. Some of the broad conversations that took place during this interview were about social media, fake news, and common fallacies. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 48 (Bi-Racial/Female/51), interviewed on November 6, 2023
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginian Participant 14 (Bi-Racial/Female/51), interviewed on November 6th, 2023. The participant agreed to the terms as outlined in the informed consent form proceeding this interview. Participant showcased new and fresh opinions that gave new perspective. Participant kept majority of conversation in social issues and worldly conflicts that we consume on regular basis’, such as Covid 19, mass shootings, Israel and Palestinian conflicts, and Social Medias. This was a group work collaboration and Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator on this project.
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West Virginia participant 49 (White/Female/65), Interviewed on October 25, 2023
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with Florida (White/Female/65), interviewed on October 25, 2023. 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 Fake News, Information Literacy, and Social Media. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project
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West Virginia Participant 51 (Black/Female/68), interviewed on October 21, 2023
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.
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West Virginia Participant 52 (Cajun/Male/73), interviewed on October 16, 2023
This interview covers information literacy and fake news in modern media with West Virginia Participant (Cajun/Male/73), and was conducted on October 16, 2023. The participant verbally stated that they had read through and agreed to the consent document forms associated with the interview. The broad topics covered throughout this interview include social media discussion, news media discussion, politics, and fake news. Further specification of topics covered would be the Ukranian and Russian war, the Hamas and Israel Conflict, modern mainstream news services, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. This was a group-collaborative project conducted in a first-year seminar class with an emphasis in fake news and information literacy, taught by Dr. Stephen Underhill.
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West Virginia Participant 53 (White/Female/74), interviewed on October 24, 2023
This interview involves the topics of fake news and information literacy. This was with West Virginia Participant group 5 (White/Female/74), interviewed on October 24, 2023. The participant agreed to all terms of the interview that were outlined in the informed consent form. Some of the conversations about this interview revolved around fake news, young people, social media, and worries about the future of democratic governments. This was a group collaboration and Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia participant 55 (White/Female/61), interviewed on October 19, 2023
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with a West Virginia participant (White/Female/61), interviewed on October 19, 2023. The participant agreed to the terms as outlined in the informed consent form proceeding with this interview. Some of the broad conversations that took place during this interview were about misinformation in the media, fake information, and information literacy. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 56 (White/Female/62), interviewed on October 17, 2023
This an interview concerning fake news and information literacy with a resident from West Virginia, (white/female/62.) We interviewed her on October 17, 2023. Our participant agreed to the terms listed in the informed consent form proceeding this interview. The broad conversations that took place concerned fake news, our participants activity on social media, and how she conducts herself on the internet (especially concerning how she handles potentially fake news.) This is a group work collaboration and Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 57 (White/Male/65), interviewed on October 24, 2023
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant (White/Male/65), interviewed on October 24, 2023. 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 fake news, social media, and distrust within the media. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia participant 58 (White/Female/62), interviewed on November 8, 2023
The interview conducted discussed the topic of fake news, how it spreads, and the effect it has on modern society. The interviewee was from West Virginia (White/Female/62) and was interviewed on November 8, 2023. The participant agreed to the terms as outlined in the informed consent form before the interview was conducted. The interviewee was asked multiple questions from how she thinks fake news effects our society, to how she thinks it spreads, and the different social media platforms it is on. This was a group-work collaboration, with Dr. Stephen Underhill being the main investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 59 (White/Female/63), interviewed on November 8, 2023
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 1 (White/Female/63), interviewed on November 8, 2023. 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 the interviewee's relationship with the media and their experiences with fake news. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 60 (White/Male/56), interviewed on October 23, 2023
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant (White/Male/56), interviewed on October 23, 2023. 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 fake news when the participant explained how lying is not a new thing in this world. Another topic touched on was social media where he explained that it can be easy to believe stuff on there because the apps are putting information you want to hear in front of you. Finally, we also spoke on some conspiracies about former and current presidents and how he didn’t believe that these conspiracies, true or false should be what sways ones vote in either direction. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
The Fake News and Information Literacy Project is published in conjunction with Dr. Stephen M. Underhill's First Year Seminar and Special Collections at Marshall University. This IRB-approved qualitative interviewing project introduces students to the craft of undergraduate research. Students interview participants about their perceptions of fake news on the internet and their practices to outsmart it. The project replicates Jutta Haider and Olof Sundin's seminal study "Information Literacy Challenges in Digital Culture: Conflicting Engagements of Trust and Doubt," published in Information, Communication & Society (2021). The interviews focus on contemporary conspiracy theories about such topics as the COVID 19 pandemic, 2020 presidential election, January 6 investigation, Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and more. The transcripts are situated at intersections of culture, technology, and democracy. Participants and interviewers in the project are anonymous. For more information, please contact Dr. Underhill at underhills@marshall.edu.
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