Report on the role of critical information skills in
recognising mis- and disinformation

V 2022

Report on the role of critical information skills in recognising mis- and disinformation

VISSENBERG, Joyce, Guna SPURAVA, Natálie TERČOVÁ, Hana MORÁVKOVÁ, Marie BEDROŠOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Report on the role of critical information skills in recognising mis- and disinformation

Authors

VISSENBERG, Joyce (guarantor), Guna SPURAVA, Natálie TERČOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Hana MORÁVKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Marie BEDROŠOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Emilie BOSSENS, Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Sirkku KOTILAINEN and Leen D’HAENENS

Edition

Leuven, 64 pp. 2022

Publisher

ySKILLS

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Výzkumná zpráva

Field of Study

50802 Media and socio-cultural communication

Country of publisher

Belgium

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/22:00126246

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6922138

Keywords in English

misinformation; disinformation; digital skills; youth

Abstract

V originále

Online mis- and disinformation poses threats to societies and individuals, and young people form a group that may be particularly vulnerable to the potential negative consequences of exposure to such false information on the internet and on social media. Therefore, digital skills, news literacy, and particularly the skills that allow them to evaluate the credibility of online news and information and to distinguish between true and false, have become increasingly essential. This report presents the findings from a multi-method study about young people’s (12 to 15 years old) skills to cope with online mis- and disinformation in three countries: Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Finland. Through an online survey, a news exposure phase comprising a credibility evaluation performance test, and focus groups, this study aimed (1) to gain more insight into how 12- to 15-year-olds understand and engage with online news; and (2) to assess to what degree they are able to differentiate between truths and falsehoods and how they arrive at these judgments, and to understand the role of digital skills in these processes.

Links

870612, interní kód MU

Name: Youth Skills (Acronym: ySKILLS)

Investor: European Union, Youth Skills, Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective Societies (Societal Challenges)

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VISSENBERG, Joyce, Guna SPURAVA, Natálie TERČOVÁ, Hana MORÁVKOVÁ, Marie BEDROŠOVÁ, Emilie BOSSENS, Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ, Sirkku KOTILAINEN and Leen D’HAENENS. Report on the role of critical information skills in recognising mis- and disinformation. Leuven: ySKILLS, 2022, 64 pp. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6922138.

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VISSENBERG, Joyce, Guna SPURAVA, Natálie TERČOVÁ, Hana MORÁVKOVÁ, Marie BEDROŠOVÁ, Emilie BOSSENS, Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ, Sirkku KOTILAINEN and Leen D’HAENENS. \textit{Report on the role of critical information skills in recognising mis- and disinformation}. Leuven: ySKILLS, 2022, 64 pp. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6922138.

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