Steps for Navigating Information!
Ways to Prevent Yourself from Spreading Misinformation
- Integrating Sources Into Your WorkThis Coates Library's webpage contains guidelines and links focused on integrating sources into your paper.
- Citing Sources in Your WorkThis Coates Library's webpage contains guidelines and links focused on citing sources in your paper.
- Suggested Readings on Academic IntegrityThis Coates Library's webpage contains suggested books, articles, and websites focused on academic integrity.
Review your work before submitting or posting it online. Consider the platform where you will be submitting or posting and the reach of that platform. The following articles offer insight into the relationship between social media and misinformation. Be sure to also check out the Resources category in the left hand column for more helpful materials.
- "Using Critical Thinking to Counter Misinformation on Social Media"IUP Journal of Soft Skills Jun. 2022 Vol. 16
- "Spread of misinformation on social media: What contributes to it and how to combat it"Computers in Human Behavior Apr. 2023 Vol. 141
- Combating Misinformation by Sharing the Truth: a Study on the Spread of Fact-Checks on Social MediaInformation Systems Frontiers: A Journal of Research and Innovation: 1 - 15