According to a new survey by the Norwegian Media Authority, every third Norwegian has seen information or news about the war in Ukraine.
– The figures in the survey emphasize the importance of having a critical approach to what we read, says Marie Wellsand, director of the Norwegian Media Commission.
Centio Research Norway, an analytical firm, conducted the survey on behalf of the audit. Forty-one percent of those surveyed said they did not find that they had read false information, and 27 percent said they did not.
Information war
Social media has repeatedly been cited as evidence of respondents’ misinformation about the war in Ukraine. Fifty-six percent of those surveyed said they had seen fake news shared on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and similar sites.
– Propaganda and spreading misinformation are part of the modern war. It seeks to distinguish truth from falsehood, says Wellsand.
27 per cent said they had seen false news on national radio and television channels, while 28 per cent said they had seen similar news in national newspapers or online newspapers.
– Independent, editor-controlled media make great efforts to ensure the quality of the information they disseminate, thus making it an important counterweight to misinformation and misinformation. Walesand says that many people claim to have seen false or untrue news in the author’s controlled media, and that people may have seen false news in a way that spreads false or untrue news in the media.
– Be critical
He urges the public to be careful and critical in choosing news and information sources.
– We find that raising awareness about the spread of misinformation and the need for additional knowledge of what you can do yourself. We encourage people to criticize what they read, especially what is shared on social media from unknown sources, says Wellsand.
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