Combatting Visual Fake News with a Professional Fact-Checking Tool in Education in France, Romania, Spain, and Sweden

Authors:
Thomas Nygren, Mona Guath, Carl-Anton Werner Axelsson, Divina Frau-Meigs

Where published:
MDPI Open Access Journal

 

Dataset names (used for):

  • The study involves the assessment of pupils’ abilities to identify and evaluate the credibility of digital news using the InVID-WeVerify tool across schools in four countries. Specific dataset information is not detailed.

 

Some description of the approach:
The study focuses on media and information literacy, evaluating how pupils can identify and assess the credibility of digital news using the InVID-WeVerify tool. It assesses the effectiveness of this tool in an educational context across multiple schools.

 

Some description of the data:
The study does not specify exact data points or dataset characteristics but involves educational assessments related to digital news credibility.

 

Keywords:
Fake news, media and information literacy, teaching and learning, fact-checking, lateral reading

Instance Represent:
Likely the evaluation results from the educational intervention

Dataset Characteristics:
No specific data points or characteristics mentioned

Subject Area:
Media literacy, digital news evaluation

Associated Tools:
InVID-WeVerify tool

Feature Type:
Likely categorical, based on evaluation outcomes

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Last Accessed: 6/15/2024

NSF Award #2346473