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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.
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Ohio Participant 2 (White/female/37), interviewed on October 25, 2021
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with an Ohioan Participant 2 (White/Female/37), interviewed on October 25, 2021. The participants agreed to the terms as outlined in the informed consent form proceeding this interview. Some of the broad conversations that took place during the interview consisted of news, the legitimacy and credibility of information, and the issues that have stemmed from these topics. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this research project.
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Ohio Participant 3 (Asian/male/20), interviewed on October 20, 2021
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with Ohio Participant 3 (Asian, Male, 20) interviewed on October 20, 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 people in general using social media, political topics and leaders, and the participant noticed a lot of fake news on his social medias. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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Ohio Participant 4 (White/female/18), interviewed on October 26, 2021
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with Ohio Participant 4 (White/Female/18), interviewed on October 26, 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 social media, and news sources. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 10 (White/male/20), interviewed on October 25, 2021
This interview was about fake news and information literacy conducted with West Virginia participant 10 (white/male/20) interviewed on October 25th, 2021. The participant agreed to the terms as outlined in the informed consent form preceding the interview. Some of the many conversations that took place during this interview were about social media presence, censorship, propaganda, and the interaction of friends and family on the internet. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 11 (White/female/20), interviewed on October 20, 2021
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 11 (White/Female/20), interviewed on October 10, 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 false news stories, selective search on popular search engines, and the lack of information on these topics. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 12 (White/female/20), interviewed on October 25, 2021
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 12 (White/Female/20), interviewed on October 25, 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, information literacy, and algorithms. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 13 (White/female/20), interviewed on October 20, 2021
This is an interview about fake news, social media algorithms, and information literacy. West Virginia Participant 13 (White/Female/20) was interviewed on October 20, 2021. The interviewee participant agreed to the terms as outlined in the informed consent form proceeding with this interview. Some conversations took place during this interview about social media, fake news, misleading information, and conspiracy theories. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 14 (White/male/21), interviewed on October 24, 2021
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 14 (White/Male/21), interviewed on October 24, 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 information literacy, fake news, and common fallacies. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 15 (White/male/22), interviewed on October 27, 2021
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 15 (White/Male/22), interviewed on October 27, 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, conspiracy theories, and social media. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 1 (White/male/22), interviewed October 25, 2021
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia participant 1 (White/Male/22). 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 corona virus. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 2 (White/female/46) interviewed on October 27, 2021
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia participant 2 (White/female/46) interviewed on October 27, 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, social media, and search engines. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 3 (White/female/20), interviewed on October 20, 2021
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 3 (White/Female/20), interviewed on October 20, 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 social media, experiences with fake news, and how the interviewee manipulates online searches to find the results they are looking for. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 4 (White/female/50), interviewed on October 22, 2021
This is an interview about fake news, information literacy, and Attribution of News with West Virginia Participant 4 (White/Female/50), interviewed on October 22, 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 and information literacy. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 5 (White/male/24),interviewed on October 24, 2021
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 5 (White/Male/24), interviewed on October 24, 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 conspiracies, politics, and the spread of fake news. Dr. Stephen Underhill was the primary investigator for this project.
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West Virginia Participant 6 (White/female/30), interviewed on October 26, 2021
This is an interview about fake news and information literacy with West Virginia Participant 6 (White/Female/30), interviewed on October 26, 2021. 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.
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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