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- Title
Wer Fake News (nicht) erkennt und verbreitet.
- Authors
Peren Arin, K.; Mazrekaj, Deni; Thum, Marcel
- Abstract
The authors K. Peren Arin, Deni Mazrekaj, and Marcel Thum conducted extensive surveys in Germany and the United Kingdom to examine the individual determinants of the ability to recognize fake news and the inclination to share it. They found that older, male, high-income, and politically left-oriented individuals are better able to recognize fake news. Accidental sharing of fake news is more common than intentional sharing, with accidental sharing being more prevalent among right-leaning respondents and decreasing with age. Intentional sharing of fake news is particularly pronounced among younger respondents in the United Kingdom. Overall, fake news is a problem across all social strata and party lines. The research findings of the ifo Institute show that both intentional and accidental sharing of fake news is prevalent in Germany and the United Kingdom. Older people and individuals with higher incomes are better at identifying fake news, while women, politically centrist individuals, and those with lower educational attainment perform worse. In terms of intentional sharing of fake news, women, older individuals, and more educated individuals are less active, while those with higher incomes and politically right-leaning individuals are more inclined to do so. Similar patterns emerge in accidental sharing of fake news. The results help identify social groups that contribute to the spread of fake news and could support measures to curb its dissemination.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; GERMANY; OLDER people; FAKE news; RICH people; INCOME; SOCIAL groups
- Publication
ifo Dresden Berichtet: Ueber Konjunktur, Struktur, Wirtschaftspolitik, 2023, Vol 30, Issue 3, p14
- ISSN
0945-5922
- Publication type
Article