Opinions of Internet users on fake news (research report)

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ID21782941
AuthorsElzbieta Subocz (0000-0003-4869-1966), małgorzata Solarska (Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy)
Year2023
Volume19
Pages243-256
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedia - Kultura - Komunikacja Społeczna (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1734-3801 • E-ISSN: 2450-081X
PublisherUniwersytet Warminsko-Mazurski (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.31648/mkks.8280.7012
OpenAlexW4387334831
LanguageEN
References cited7

Fake news is becoming increasingly prevalent in mass media and poses a significant threat to various aspects of society, including individual, political, economic, cultural, and health domains. Current events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, demonstrate the harmful effects of disinformation on the real world. This article presents the findings of an empirical study conducted on a sample of 110 internet users to understand their attitudes towards fake news. The study aimed to explore how internet users perceive fake news, its forms, and the risks associated with believing false information. The research results demonstrate that the respondents had a good understanding of the concept of fake news and its dangers. Most of the respondents reported attempting to verify the information they read by cross-checking it with multiple sources of information

Advertising · Business · Disinformation · Fake news · Internet privacy · Misinformation · Pandemic · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social media · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Law · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology

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