Innovations in Information Literacy Dismantling Conspiracy Theories

This book explores the issue of information disorder in our society, explores how conspiracy theories are shaping citizen engagement with information and reality, and weaves throughout how metaliteracy and information literacy can be utilized to produce a more democratic, civil discourse. This book will explore the issue of information disorder in our society, explore how conspiracy theories are shaping citizen engagement with information and reality, and weave throughout how metaliteracy and information literacy can be utilized to produce a more democratic, civil discourse. It provides a desperately needed look at the problems of our information disordered society and the rise of superconspiracies like QAnon, and how information professionals can help shape societal engagement with information.