Fact-checking vs. Fake news: Confirmation journalism as a tool of media literacy against misinformation

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Luis M. Romero-Rodríguez¹  M. Amor Pérez-Rodríguez²  Gabriel Lotero-Echeverri³ 

[1] Docente nivel III de la Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (España);Profesora Titular de la Universidad de Huelva;Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.;

关键词: Desinformación;    competencia mediática;    fake news;    fact checking;    periodismo digital;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The article analyzes the relationship between media literacy and fake news, as one of the challenges that misinformation represents in the Internet age, for its risks for the political system, decision making and also for the reputation of companies and citizens. A theoretical review on the topic by media literacy and misinformation is presented, as a challenge for digital journalism. The case of colombiacheck.com is analyzed, which is an association journalist platform, that is a pioneer in Colombia in fact-checking journalism, to highlight the contribution that this methodology represent in the fight against fake and malicious news, on the one hand and to highlight that its represents a simple and replicable technique through which reinforce the media literacy of citizens and journalists.

【 授权许可】

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