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An online survey was conducted which, in addition to demographic and study information, asked students to identify the correct definition of infodemic and related terminologies and to categorize the COVID-related problematic social media posts based on their inherent problem characteristics. The correct answer for each definition and task question was assigned a score of \u201c1\u201d, whereas the wrong answer was coded as \u201c0\u201d. The percentages of correctness score for total and each category of definition and task-specific questions were computed. The independent sample <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>-test and ANOVA were run to examine the differences in total and category-specific scores between student groups.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Findings<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The findings revealed that students\u2019 knowledge concerning the definition of infodemic and related terminologies and the categorization of COVID-19-related problematic social media posts was poor. There was no significant difference in correctness scores between student groups in terms of gender, age and study levels.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>To the best of the authors\u2019 knowledge, this is the first time an effort was made to understand LIS students\u2019 recognition and classification of problematic information. 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