Political polarization, misinformation, and media literacy
Ira Bruce Gaultney; Todd Sherron; Carrie Boden · DOAJ Open Access Articles
Today’s college students grew up with digital news media and social media readily available on their smartphones. As a result, students are likely to use their smartphones to access the news through social media where partisan misinformation is easily spread. Efforts to combat the spread of misinformation on social media are being explored on several fronts,…