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West Virgina Participant 27 (White/female/18), interviewed on March 4, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virgina Participant 27 (White/Female/18), interviewed on March 4, 2022. The participant agreed to the terms as outlined in the informed consent form proceeding this interview. This was a group-work collaboration, and Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 16 (White/female/19), interviewed on March 8, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 16 (White/Female/19), interviewed on March 8, 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 fitness, information literacy, and speech protections. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 17 (White/male/20), interviewed on March 23, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 17 (White/Male/20), interviewed on March 23, 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 information gathering, politics, and conspiracy. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 18 (White/female/55), interviewed on March 7, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 5 (White/Female/55), interviewed on March 7, 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 fake news, conspiracy, Covid 19, and the Russia and Ukraine War. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 19 (White/female/18), interviewed on March 11, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 19 (White/Female/18), interviewed on March 11, 2022. The participant agreed to the terms as outlined in the informed consent form proceeding this interview. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 20 (White/female/53) Interviewed March 18, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy in Appalachia with West Virginia Participant 20 (White/ Female/ 53), interviewed March 18, 2022. The participant agreed to the terms outlined in the informed consent form proceeding to this interview. Some Broad conversations that took place were about fake news, social media, and bias in 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 21 (White/female/50), interviewed on March 8, 2022
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.
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West Virginia Participant 22 (White/male/18), interviewed on March 9, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 22 (White/Male/18), interviewed on March 9, 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 social media, politics, and fake 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 23 (Hispanic/male/43), interviewed on March 3, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 23 (Hispanic/Male/43), interviewed on March 3, 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 data mining, conspiracy theories, covid disinformation, and political agendas. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 24 (White/female/39), interviewed on March 24, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 24 (White/Female/39), interviewed on March 24, 2022. The participant agreed to the terms as outlined in the informed consent form proceeding this interview. This was a group-work collaboration and Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 25 (Hispanic/male/22), interviewed on March 8, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 25 (Hispanic/Male/22), interviewed on March 8, 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 fake news not from social media, fake news in politics, and avoiding fake 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 26 (White/male/26), interviewed March 16, 2022
This is an interview about the fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant (White/Male/26), interviewed on March 16, 2022. The participant agreed to the terms as outlined in the informed consent form proceeding this interview through social media. Some of the broad conversations that took place during this interview were about social media, news broadcasts, and some current events. This was a group-work collaboration, and Dr. Stephen Underhill as the primary investigators for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 28 (White/female/18), Interviewed on March 7, 2022
This interview was about fake news and information literacy, with West Virginia Participant 28 (White/Female/18), Interviewed on March 7, 2022. The participant agreed that they understood the consent form and consented to the terms in the consent form prior to the interview. Some of the broad conversations that took place were about online safety, the Ukraine war, and how fake news spreads. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 29 (White/female/19), interviewed on March 21, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 29 (White/Female/19), interviewed on March 21, 2022 . The participant agreed to the terms as outlined in the informed consent form proceeding this interview. This was a group-work collaboration, and Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 30 (White/male/20), interviewed on March 3, 2022
West Virginia Participant 30 (white/male/20), interviewed on March 3, 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 x, y, and z. This was a group-work collaboration. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 31 (White-Middle Eastern/male/18), interviewed on March 07, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 31 (White-Middle Eastern/Male/18), interviewed on March 07, 2022. The participant agreed to the terms as outlined in the informed consent form preceding this interview. Some of the broad conversations that took place during this interview were about social media, dispersion of propaganda and misinformation using the internet as a means of distribution, and how this has influenced him and his friends or family. This was a group-work collaboration, and Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 32 (White/Female/27), interviewed on October 30, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia participant (White/Female/27), interviewed on October 30, 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 social media usage, fake news, and government involvement. This was a group-work collaboration, and Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 33 (White/Male/44), interviewed on October 27, 2022
This is an interview about information literacy and fake news with (insert participant title). They were interviewed on October 27, 2022. Before having the interview, the participant agreed to all the terms and conditions of the interview, as outlined in the informed consent form, and was very cooperative. During the interview, there were many topics that were covered, such as conspiracy theories, fake news, and how fake news effects our everyday life. This interview was a group-work collaboration supervised by Dr. Stephen Underhill.
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West Virginia Participant 35 (White/Female/42), interviewed on October 26, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant (White/Female/42), interviewed on October 26, 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 the pandemic, information literacy, and 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 36 (White/Female/47), interviewed on October 30, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 36 (White/Female/47), interviewed on October 30, 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 the Capitol insurrection, the pandemic, and 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 37 (White/Female/54), interviewed on October 27, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 37 (White/Female/54), interviewed on October 27, 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 the Capitol insurrection, the pandemic, and 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 38 (White/Female/20), interviewed on October 28, 2022
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 38 (White/Female/20), Interviewed on October 28, 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 fake news and the pandemic. This was a group-work collaboration. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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Massachusetts Participant 1 (White/non-binary/19), interviewed on October 18, 2021
This is an interview about fake news, information literacy, the Black Lives Matter movement, and social media with Massachusetts Participant 1 (White/Non-binary/19), interviewed on October 18, 2021. The participant agreed to the terms as outlined in the informed consent form proceeding this interview. Some of the topics discussed in the interview were the websites the participant used to access news, the participant’s feelings regarding algorithms used online, and the participant’s opinions on fake news. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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New Jersey Participant 1 (White/male/21), interviewed on October 26, 2021
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with New Jersey Participant 1 (White/Male/21), interviewed on October 26th, 2021. 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 internet safety, source evaluation, and how the political climate has an effect on the spread of misinformation. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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Ohio Participant 1 (White/female/19), interviewed on October 27, 2021
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with Ohio Participant 1 (White/Female/19), interviewed on October 27th, 2021. 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, mis/disinformation, and social media. 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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