Riconoscere le fake news

Critical thinking is a key skill in media and information literacy, and the mission of libraries is to educate and advocate its importance. Discussions about fake news has led to a new focus on media literacy more broadly, and the role of libraries and other education institutions in providing this. When Oxford Dictionaries announced post-truth was Word of the Year 2016, we as librarians realise action is needed to educate and advocate for critical thinking – a crucial skill when navigating the information society. IFLA has made this infographic with eight simple steps (based on FactCheck.org’s 2016 article How to Spot Fake News) to discover the verifiability of a given news-piece in front of you. Download, print, translate, and share – at home, at your library, in your local community, and on social media networks. The more we crowdsource our wisdom, the wiser the world becomes.

批判性思维（critical thinking）是媒介与信息素养的核心技能，图书馆的使命恰在于普及相关认知并彰显其重要价值。围绕假新闻展开的讨论，促使人们将目光更多投向广义媒介素养，以及图书馆与其他教育机构在此领域的赋能作用。2016年，牛津词典（Oxford Dictionaries）将“后真相（post-truth）”选为年度词汇，身为图书馆员的我们由此意识到，亟需采取行动普及并宣扬批判性思维——这正是在信息社会中辨明真伪的核心技能。国际图书馆协会联合会（IFLA）制作了这款包含八个简易步骤的信息图表，内容基于FactCheck.org 2016年发布的《如何辨别假新闻》（How to Spot Fake News）一文，旨在帮助受众核验眼前所阅新闻的真实性。欢迎下载、打印、翻译并分享——可于家中、图书馆内、本地社区或社交媒体平台中传播使用。我们越是汇聚众人的智慧，世界便会愈发明智。