Who is afraid of fake news? modeling risk perceptions of misinformation in 142 countries

Aleksi Knuutila, Lisa-Maria Neudert, Philip N Howard

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Using survey data from 154,195 respondents in 142 countries, we investigate internet user perceptions of the risks associated with being exposed to misinformation. We find that: 1) The majority of regular internet users globally (58.5%) worry about misinformation, and young and low-income groups are most likely to be concerned. 2) Risk perception among internet users varies starkly across regions whereby concern is highest in Latin America and the Caribbean (74.2%), and lowest in South Asia (31.2%). 3) Differences are unrelated to the prevalence of misinformation, yet concern is highest in countries with liberal democratic governments. We discuss implications for successful policy and platform interventions
Originalspråkengelska
TidskriftHarvard Kennedy School misinformation review
Volym3
Nummer3
Antal sidor13
ISSN2766-1652
DOI
StatusPublicerad - 2022
MoE-publikationstypA1 Tidskriftsartikel-refererad

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