FACT-CHECKING AS A KEY COMPETENCE IN INFODEMIA

The global COVID-19 pandemic in the society has shown, among other things, a low media literacy level and a lack of critical thinking in recipients. In addition to the viral disease, we have also faced an information pandemic, which also threatens the lives of people around the world. The ability to critically and impartially evaluate the information circulating in the media environment, and especially on the Internet, has become one of the key competencies not only for journalists. The mixture of fake news, hoaxes, emotions and serious information often serves the difficult task of assessing the quality of information for the general public. We often find and discover the truth, which is difficult even for experienced fact-checkers. Nevertheless, we believe that verifying the facts is not a difficult activity. It is primarily the formation and other habits that each recipient will apply when receiving information. The aim of the paper Fact-checking as a key competence in infodemia is therefore to map this current issue through the analysis of theoretical knowledge of several authors. In the article, we will focus on and define the information pandemic, fact-checking as a key competence, and we will also give a few tips on how fact-checking can be implemented.