FACT AND ARTISTRY IN MODERN TEXTS: REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC APPROACHES

Non-fiction (from English «non-fiction», literally – “non–fiction”) is non-fiction literature that includes various prose genres based on real events and facts. Non-fiction includes nonfiction literature (biographies, memoirs, diaries, travel notes, essays), popular science literature, self-development literature and reference literature. A feature of non-fiction is the emotional impact on the reader through the description of real reality, and not through fictional characters and invented narratives, as it happens in fiction. This article examines the main scientific approaches to the study of modern texts, in particular, works in the genre of non-fiction. The correlation of fact and artistry in non-fiction texts is considered. The main fact-checking tools that should be used in the analysis of texts of non-fiction discourse are identified.