Title

Lateral reading: Reading less and learning more when evaluating digital information.

Summary

The main idea of this working paper is to investigate how different groups—Ph.D. historians, professional fact checkers, and Stanford University undergraduates—assess the credibility of digital information. It highlights that fact checkers demonstrate more effective strategies, such as lateral reading and quick verification through multiple sources, compared to historians and students who often rely on easily manipulated website features and vertical reading practices. The paper contrasts these findings with conventional methods of teaching web credibility.

 

َAuthor

Wineburg, S., & McGrew, S.

Year

2017

َThematic Area

Communication Studies

Topic

Misinformation and Correction

Country

Global

Region

Global

Misinformation Combatting

Misinformation Source

Place Published

APA 7th End Text Citation

Wineburg, Sam and mcgrew, sarah, Lateral Reading: Reading Less and Learning More When Evaluating Digital Information (October 6, 2017). Stanford History Education Group Working Paper No. 2017-A1 , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3048994