10 July 07:14
INSCOP poll - Willingness to believe in conspiracies. Exposure to fake news | More than 70% of Romanians believe that they are exposed to fake news / More than 48% believe that there are many very important things happening in the world that ordinary people are never informed about.
Adrian Rusu
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INSCOP Research poll commissioned by News.ro - Willingness to believe in conspiracies. Exposure to fake news.
Exposure to fake news
Asked how often they generally come across news or information that they believe is distorting or even false, 19% of respondents say it happens rarely or never, 17.9% several times a month, 17.7% at least once a week, 26.1% every day or almost every day, and 11% several times a day. 7.7% of those surveyed say they cannot estimate and 0.6% do not answer.
Willingness to believe in conspiracies
Agreed: "There are a lot of very important things going on in the world that ordinary people are never informed about"
On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is "Strongly disagree" and 7 is "Strongly agree", 14.2% of respondents indicate 1 ("Strongly disagree") to express their opinion on the statement "There are many very important things happening in the world that ordinary people are never informed about". 2.4% choose 2, 5.8% - 3, 7.9% - 4, 12.8% - 5, and 8.4% - 6. 48.6% of those interviewed indicate 7 "Strongly agree".
Data were collected by CATI method (telephone interviews), the simple, stratified sample volume was 1100 persons, representative of the significant socio-demographic categories (sex, age, occupation) for the non-institutionalized population of Romania, aged 18 years and over.
Exposure to fake news
Asked how often they generally come across news or information that they believe is distorting or even false, 19% of respondents say it happens rarely or never, 17.9% several times a month, 17.7% at least once a week, 26.1% every day or almost every day, and 11% several times a day. 7.7% of those surveyed say they cannot estimate and 0.6% do not answer.
Willingness to believe in conspiracies
Agreed: "There are a lot of very important things going on in the world that ordinary people are never informed about"
On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is "Strongly disagree" and 7 is "Strongly agree", 14.2% of respondents indicate 1 ("Strongly disagree") to express their opinion on the statement "There are many very important things happening in the world that ordinary people are never informed about". 2.4% choose 2, 5.8% - 3, 7.9% - 4, 12.8% - 5, and 8.4% - 6. 48.6% of those interviewed indicate 7 "Strongly agree".
Data were collected by CATI method (telephone interviews), the simple, stratified sample volume was 1100 persons, representative of the significant socio-demographic categories (sex, age, occupation) for the non-institutionalized population of Romania, aged 18 years and over.
Sources
IULIE 2024: Sondaj de opinie INSCOP Research realizat la comanda News.ro (Partea a VIII-a: Disponibilitatea de a crede în conspirații. Expunerea la știri false)
Sondaj INSCOP la comanda News.ro - Mai mult de 70% dintre români consideră că sunt expuşi ştirilor false/ Peste 48% cred că în lume se întâmplă multe lucruri foarte importante, despre care oamenii obişnuiţi nu sunt niciodată informaţi
Peste 70 la sută dintre români cred că sunt expuși la știri false, iar aproape jumătate consideră că există "organizații secrete", care influențează politica
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