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@article{2405659,
author = {Matejova, Miriam and Drmola, Jakub and Spáč, Peter},
article_location = {Abingdon},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09662839.2024.2362153},
keywords = {misinformation; security forces; counterstrategies; Czechia; resilience},
language = {eng},
issn = {0966-2839},
journal = {European Security},
title = {Measuring the effectiveness of counter-disinformation strategies in the Czech security forces},
url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09662839.2024.2362153},
year = {2024}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 2405659
AU - Matejova, Miriam - Drmola, Jakub - Spáč, Peter
PY - 2024
TI - Measuring the effectiveness of counter-disinformation strategies in the Czech security forces
JF - European Security
SP - 1-23
EP - 1-23
PB - Routledge
SN - 09662839
KW - misinformation
KW - security forces
KW - counterstrategies
KW - Czechia
KW - resilience
UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09662839.2024.2362153
N2 - Increasingly, misinformation is a pressing security problem. Different types of counter-disinformation strategies have been proposed and tested in a growing number of studies. The findings from these studies, however, are limited to predominantly North American and Western European contexts where ordinary people are recipients of mis- or disinformation. There is a considerable gap in our understanding of the susceptibility to false information in closed communities like state security forces. To remedy this problem, the aim of this study is twofold: (1) examine the susceptibility of Czech members of armed security forces to misinformation and (2) in this context, test the effectiveness of two types of counter-disinformation strategies: prebunking and persuasive communication. We present a survey experiment of 618 officers from the Czech police and army. While we do not find support for the effect of persuasion or prebunking on perceived information accuracy, we show that the use of positive persuasion creates a gap in how police and army officers evaluate false and biased statements. The results offer an evaluation of the resilience of the Czech security forces to mis- and disinformation and suggest developing tailored approaches to counter disinformation in Czechia and elsewhere.
ER -
MATEJOVA, Miriam, Jakub DRMOLA and Peter SPÁČ. Measuring the effectiveness of counter-disinformation strategies in the Czech security forces. \textit{European Security}. Abingdon: Routledge, 2024, p.~1-23. ISSN~0966-2839. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09662839.2024.2362153.
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