What is the relationship between fake news’ power and deep reading comprehension level?

Authors

  • Letícia Priscila Pacheco Ph.D. Capes Grant Holder. Candidate from the Pontifical University of Rio Grande do Sul’s Linguistics Graduate Program (PPGL/PUCRS). EBTT Professor from Rio Grande do Sul’s Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IF Sul), Venâncio Aires Campus http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9937-5114
  • Lilian Cristine Hübner Assistant Professor of the Pontifical University of Rio Grande do Sul’s Linguistics Graduate Program (PPGL/PUCRS). Productivity fellow researcher (CNPQ) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7876-2211

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/signo.v47i90.17579

Keywords:

Fake news, reading comprehension, critical reading

Abstract

This paper discusses the role of deep reading comprehension in combating the endorsement and propagation of fake news. For this, we present a theoretical review on mechanisms for developing deep reading comprehension and critical reading skills and reflections on how fake news interacts with the collective thought and the unconscious of the reading public. We also suggest action possibilities for the improvement of the critical and competent reader through two journalistic texts published in digital media showing how information is presented in fake news. By identifying elements that can contribute to disseminating misleading information, we discuss how the manipulation of false narratives can influence the reading public. The analysis of the texts demonstrates how the social collective receives the fake news and takes it as accurate, intensifying the spread of disinformation. In this sense, it is vital to highlight the importance of deep reading to boost the critical capacity of the reader as a tool to stop the impact of fake news.

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Author Biographies

Letícia Priscila Pacheco, Ph.D. Capes Grant Holder. Candidate from the Pontifical University of Rio Grande do Sul’s Linguistics Graduate Program (PPGL/PUCRS). EBTT Professor from Rio Grande do Sul’s Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IF Sul), Venâncio Aires Campus

Professora de língua inglesa no IFSul, Campus Venâncio Aires, Doutoranda em Letras (linguística) na PUCRS.

Lilian Cristine Hübner, Assistant Professor of the Pontifical University of Rio Grande do Sul’s Linguistics Graduate Program (PPGL/PUCRS). Productivity fellow researcher (CNPQ)

Assistant Professor of the Pontifical University of Rio Grande do Sul’s Linguistics Graduate Program (PPGL/PUCRS). Productivity fellow researcher (CNPQ)

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Published

2022-12-29

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Pacheco, L. P., & Hübner, L. C. (2022). What is the relationship between fake news’ power and deep reading comprehension level?. Signo, 47(90), 26-37. https://doi.org/10.17058/signo.v47i90.17579

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Vol. 47 No. 90 (2022): A formação do leitor crítico em tempos da emergência das tecnologias de (des)informação

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