Disinformation Debunked: Building Resilience Through Media and Information Literacy
London: Routledge (2024), 329 pp.
Contains index
Series: Routledge Research in Media Literacy and Education Series
ISBN 978-1-040-03193-3 (ebook); 978-1-032-48101-2 (hbk)
"The book highlights the underlying stakes that are involved in the fight against disinformation, from producing smart tools to generalizing their use beyond the journalistic profession. It considers the MIL theories and methodologies at work in the digital era, especially from the perspective of digital visual literacy. Offering a comparative study of four European national experiences (France, Romania, Spain, and Sweden), the authors also make public policy recommendations to improve the fight against disinformation." (Publisher description)
Introduction / Divina Frau-Meigs and Nicoleta Corbu, 1
SECTION I:. FIGHTING DISINFORMATION FROM A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE. DESIGNING PROJECTS YOUCHECK! AND YOUVERIFY!
1 The state-of-the-art in combating mis- and disinformation: Lessons from pre- and debunking approaches / Michael Hameleers, 19
2 The Political Economy of Fact-Checking: From Hope to Reality Check / Joseph Beaudreau, 37
3 MIL theories and the fight against disinformation in practice: projects YouCheck! and YouVerify! / Divina Frau-Meigs, Nicoleta Corbu and Sara Osuna-Acedo, 67
SECTION II: FIGHTING DISINFORMATION FROM A PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE. RESULTS OF PROJECTS YOUCHECK! AND YOUVERIFY!
4 Using tools to fight disinformation in and outside the classrooms: Evidence from four countries / Nicoleta Corbu, Divina Frau-Meigs, Adina Ionescu and Jade Azzoug Montané, 93
5 Scaling up the fight against disinformation: the MOOC "Disinformation Step by Step" in project YouVerify! / Divina Frau-Meigs, Flavia Durach, Roberto Feltrero, Sophia Hamadi and Pascale Garreau, 119
6 The role of facilitation to foster participation and ensure knowledge transfer in media and information literacy: the case of the MOOC "Disinformation Step by Step" / Adeline Bossu, 141
7 Fighting against disinformation: measuring effects in Spain / Sonia Santoveña-Casal, José Javier Hueso Romero and Javier Gil-Quintana, 174
8 21st-century skills: enforcing resilience and critical thinking against visual disinformation through serious games / Roberto Feltrero, Adina Ionescu, Saeta Hernando and Cristina Sánchez, 195
SECTION III: FIGHTING MIS- AND DISINFORMATION FROM A POLICY MAKING PERSPECTIVE. SOLUTIONS FROM PROJECTS YOUCHECK! AND YOUVERIFY!
9 Fighting disinformation: evidence for policy making / Nicoleta Corbu, Divina Frau-Meigs, Denis Teyssou and Alina Bârgaoanu, 235
10 Public policies to fight disinformation actively through media and information literacy / Flavia Durach, Loredana Vladu, Iuliana Calin and Marina Enache, 257
Conclusions: Research on MIL, fact-checking, and disinformation debunked: MIL checkmates fake news / Nicoleta Corbu and Divina Frau-Meigs, 294
SECTION I:. FIGHTING DISINFORMATION FROM A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE. DESIGNING PROJECTS YOUCHECK! AND YOUVERIFY!
1 The state-of-the-art in combating mis- and disinformation: Lessons from pre- and debunking approaches / Michael Hameleers, 19
2 The Political Economy of Fact-Checking: From Hope to Reality Check / Joseph Beaudreau, 37
3 MIL theories and the fight against disinformation in practice: projects YouCheck! and YouVerify! / Divina Frau-Meigs, Nicoleta Corbu and Sara Osuna-Acedo, 67
SECTION II: FIGHTING DISINFORMATION FROM A PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE. RESULTS OF PROJECTS YOUCHECK! AND YOUVERIFY!
4 Using tools to fight disinformation in and outside the classrooms: Evidence from four countries / Nicoleta Corbu, Divina Frau-Meigs, Adina Ionescu and Jade Azzoug Montané, 93
5 Scaling up the fight against disinformation: the MOOC "Disinformation Step by Step" in project YouVerify! / Divina Frau-Meigs, Flavia Durach, Roberto Feltrero, Sophia Hamadi and Pascale Garreau, 119
6 The role of facilitation to foster participation and ensure knowledge transfer in media and information literacy: the case of the MOOC "Disinformation Step by Step" / Adeline Bossu, 141
7 Fighting against disinformation: measuring effects in Spain / Sonia Santoveña-Casal, José Javier Hueso Romero and Javier Gil-Quintana, 174
8 21st-century skills: enforcing resilience and critical thinking against visual disinformation through serious games / Roberto Feltrero, Adina Ionescu, Saeta Hernando and Cristina Sánchez, 195
SECTION III: FIGHTING MIS- AND DISINFORMATION FROM A POLICY MAKING PERSPECTIVE. SOLUTIONS FROM PROJECTS YOUCHECK! AND YOUVERIFY!
9 Fighting disinformation: evidence for policy making / Nicoleta Corbu, Divina Frau-Meigs, Denis Teyssou and Alina Bârgaoanu, 235
10 Public policies to fight disinformation actively through media and information literacy / Flavia Durach, Loredana Vladu, Iuliana Calin and Marina Enache, 257
Conclusions: Research on MIL, fact-checking, and disinformation debunked: MIL checkmates fake news / Nicoleta Corbu and Divina Frau-Meigs, 294
