The spread of misinformation : a multivariate analysis of the relationship between individual characteristics and fact-checking behaviours of Canadians / by Howard Bilodeau and Aisha Khalid.: CS222-00001/2024-3E-PDF

"In 2023, over two in five Canadians (43%) thought it was becoming harder to distinguish between true and false news or information, compared with three years prior. This follows the finding that, in 2022, almost three-quarters of Canadians (73%) reported having seen content online that they suspected to be false or inaccurate in the past 12 months. In this paper, multivariate analyses were conducted to examine the role of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics in the likelihood of fact-checking news or information and sharing unverified online information, behaviours thought to be associated with the spread of misinformation"--Abstract, page 3.

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Department/Agency Statistics Canada, issuing body.
Title The spread of misinformation : a multivariate analysis of the relationship between individual characteristics and fact-checking behaviours of Canadians / by Howard Bilodeau and Aisha Khalid.
Series title Digital insights
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Cover title.
"Release date: July 25, 2024."
Issued also in French under title: Propagation de la mésinformation : une analyse multivariée du rapport entre les caractéristiques individuelles et les comportements de vérification des faits des Canadiens.
Includes bibliographical references (page 15).
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, 2024.
©2024
Author / Contributor Bilodeau, Howard, author.
Khalid, Aisha, author.
Description 1 online resource (15 pages) : graphs.
ISBN 9780660726731
Catalogue number
  • CS222-00001/2024-3E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number 22200001
Subject terms Misinformation -- Canada -- Statistics.
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