Fake news and real news: What are their characteristics and how to identify them in a school and in COVID-19 pandemic context? A proposal for scientific literacy adapted to emergency remote education

This case study aimed to apply, adapt and then evaluate a didactic approach combat fake news, through scientific literacy in the context of emergency remote education (ERE) with focus on COVID-19. For this, virtual workshops were held 2020 high school students from two public schools state Maranhão, Brazil. All ethical guidelines Resolution CNS 510/2016 followed. In workshops, exposed situation-problem differentiating news reliable by identifying typical characteristics either type information. There 18 for which 50% 83.3% are unpublished, respectively. addition, four features observed exclusively related Thus, adaptation ERE that is proposed present proved effective could subsidize any work aims prepare better understand what true untrue world Internet, especially regards social media.