RT journal article
T1 Spanish adolescents and fake news: level of awareness and credibility of information
T2 Spanish adolescents and fake news / Los adolescentes españoles frente a las fake news
A1 Herrero-Diz, Paula
A1 Conde-Jiménez, Jesús
A1 Reyes-de-Cózar, Salvador
A2 Didáctica
K1 Young adolescents
K1 Jóvenes adolescentes
K1 Fake news
K1 Noticias falsas
K1 Digital information
K1 Información digital
K1 Evaluation
K1 Evaluación
K1 Credibility
K1 Credibilidad
AB Young people’s exposure to fake news is a growing concern in terms of the risks that are beginning to emerge related to health (anxiety and stress), democracy (loss of trust in the media and institutions) and post-truth (permanent questioning of the facts). To ascertain Spanish adolescents’ exposure to false news, their level of awareness and how they value the credibility of digital information, the ‘CHECK-M’ questionnaire was designed and administered to 480 adolescents (N = 480). The results reveal that most have heard of fake news but trust their abilities to detect this kind of content. This self-confidence leads them to also state that they know that there is information designed explicitly to deceive citizens. However, when evaluating the veracity of information, they do not attach importance to fundamental criteria such as having a recognized author or being accurate. This raises the need to reinforce adolescents’ critical thinking starting in the most elementary stages of education.
PB Sage Journals
SN 1135-6405
YR 2021
FD 2021-03-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/38152
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/38152
LA eng
NO El archivo PDF depositado se corresponde con la Versión Aceptada (Accepted Version) del Artículo. Como citar la versión original publicada en la revista: Herrero-Diz, P., Conde-Jiménez, J., & Reyes-de-Cózar, S. (2021). Spanish adolescents and fake news: level of awareness and credibility of information (Los adolescentes españoles frente a las fake news: nivel de conciencia y credibilidad de la información). Culture and Education: Cultura y Educación, 33(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/11356405.2020.1859739 (Original work published 2021)
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RD 11-nov-2026