How much should libraries retain of what's found to be fake news? (opinion)

kiratebbe's bookmarks 2018-03-23

Summary:

Is fake news any concern of librarians like myself? Instead of just believing everything I read, I recently decided to go online and explore the phenomenon. It is not hard to find an online list of the deleted accounts that Twitter recently reported to Congress. It is also quite easy to find statements by the CEOs of Facebook and Google accepting responsibility for accidentally disseminating Russian propaganda during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. They promise not to let this happen again.

So I ask myself: Who will have access to these deleted accounts in the future, or to the websites to which the accounts refer, or to any of the other sources for fake news? When historians seek to understand the 2016 U.S. presidential election, where will they turn for information about the deleted accounts and websites that may have influenced its outcome?

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https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2018/03/22/how-much-should-libraries-retain-whats-found-be-fake-news-opinion

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03/23/2018, 14:15

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03/23/2018, 10:15