Information Literacy for Nurses

The spread of fake news, misinformation, and disinformation is increasing. But what exactly are they?

• Fake News is “purposefully crafted, sensational, emotionally charged, misleading or totally fabricated information that mimics the form of mainstream news."
• Misinformation is “false information that is spread, regardless of whether there is intent to mislead.”
• Disinformation is “deliberately misleading or biased information; manipulated narrative or facts; propaganda.”

Resources for understanding fake news:

• “Misinformation is false and misleading information, spread, regardless of intent. Disinformation is misinformation that has been created or spread intentionally to deceive." - Your Toolkit for Addressing Misinformation

• "Fake News: A Library Resource Round-Up"

• "Do You Know All You Should About “News” Feeds, Click Bait, and Credible Sources?"

• "Post-Truth: Fake News and a New Era of Information Literacy"

• "Fake Or Real? How To Self-Check The News And Get The Facts"

Sites you can use to double check and cross-reference news:

• FactCheck.org
• PolitiFact
• PunditFact
• Snopes
• TruthOrFiction
• The Washington Post Fact Checker