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Information Literacy and Its Effects on Spotting Misinformation
Abstract
Facing diverse unverified and verified sources of information, users have to be considerably notified of the best accessible information sources to make informed decisions. The main purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between information literacy and the ability to detect fake news based on structural equation model using data from 300 samples selected through cluster sampling. It is indicated that there is a relationship between information literacy and the ability to spot fake news. Therefore, users should have prerequisite skills to distinguish between fake news and factual content by way of improving the quality of literacy programs of education institutions and promoting a culture of reading and critical thinking.
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