A field guide to visualisation-supported information disorders for media and information literacy

This paper describes a doctoral research project that investigates the interconnections between the biased nature of information visualisations, the circulation of information disorders on social media platforms, and the consumption of information during societal crisis situations. The object of the research is a field guide that categorises misleading information visualisations that circulate on social media platforms during such crises a priori, resulting in a twofold contribution to knowledge. Firstly, it systematises existing knowledge in the field of information design, and secondly, it provides a novel educational resource to support Media and Information Literacy initiatives and curricula.