REFLECTING UPON FAKE NEWS IN TODAY’S POST-TRUTH ERA
Journal: Problems of Education in the 21st Century (Vol.79, No. 4)Publication Date: 2021-08-15
Authors : Solange W. Locatelli;
Page : 513-515
Keywords : Fake Science; social networks; alternative realities;
Abstract
We are living in an era, in which people are constantly asking themselves: how can anyone believe this news that is clearly false? Reflecting on this, a brief reflection on some factors that can influence people to take this kind of news into account is brought here, as well as presenting an example of Fake Science that circulated on social networks in 2020 in Brazil, during the pandemic context.
First, it can be considered that a significant objective in Science Education is making students scientifically literate, prepared for appropriate decision-making. Chassot (2003, p. 19) considers scientific literacy as “the set of knowledge that would make it easier for men and women to read the world in which they live”. Leung (2020) adds that, nowadays, it is very important to recognize the veracity of information, differentiating it from fake news, which also encompasses the concept of scientific literacy, which brings us to the statement by Gomes et al. (2020) on media literacy, so that citizens can connect more to facts and less to emotions in understanding the news.
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