Browsing by Author "Tenove, Chris"

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    Complicating the resilience model: a four-country study about misinformation
    (2022) Boulianne, Shelley; Tenove, Chris; Buffie, Jordan
    The resilience model to disinformation (Humprecht et al., 2020, 2021) suggests that countries will differ in exposure and reactions to disinformation due to their distinct media, economic, and political environments. In this model, higher media trust and the use of public service broadcasters are expected to build resilience to disinformation, while social media use and political polarization undermine resilience. To further test and develop the resilience model, we draw on a four-country (the US, Canada, the UK, and France) survey conducted in February 2021. We focus on three individual-level indicators of a lack of resilience: awareness of, exposure to, and sharing of misinformation. We find that social media use is associated with higher levels of all three measures, which is consistent with the resilience model. Social media use decreases resilience to misinformation. Contrary to the expectations of the resilience model, trust in national news media does not build resilience. Finally, we consider the use of public broadcasting media (BBC, France Télévisions, and CBC). The use of these sources does not build resilience in the short term. Moving forward, we suggest that awareness of, exposure to, and reactions to misinformation are best understood in terms of social media use and left–right ideology. Furthermore, instead of focusing on the US as the exceptional case of low resilience, we should consider the UK as the exceptional case of high resilience to misinformation. Finally, we identify potential avenues to further develop frameworks to understand and measure resilience to misinformation.
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    Complicating the resilience model: a four‐country study about misinformation
    (2022) Boulianne, Shelley; Tenove, Chris; Buffie, Jordan
    The resilience model to disinformation (Humprecht et al., 2020, 2021) suggests that countries will differ in exposure and reactions to disinformation due to their distinct media, economic, and political environments. In this model, higher media trust and the use of public service broadcasters are expected to build resilience to disinformation, while social media use and political polarization undermine resilience. To further test and develop the resilience model, we draw on a four-country (the US, Canada, the UK, and France) survey conducted in February 2021. We focus on three individual-level indicators of a lack of resilience: awareness of, exposure to, and sharing of misinformation. We find that social media use is associated with higher levels of all three measures, which is consistent with the resilience model. Social media use decreases resilience to misinformation. Contrary to the expectations of the resilience model, trust in national news media does not build resilience. Finally, we consider the use of public broadcasting media (BBC, France Télévisions, and CBC). The use of these sources does not build resilience in the short term. Moving forward, we suggest that awareness of, exposure to, and reactions to misinformation are best understood in terms of social media use and left–right ideology. Furthermore, instead of focusing on the US as the exceptional case of low resilience, we should consider the UK as the exceptional case of high resilience to misinformation. Finally, we identify potential avenues to further develop frameworks to understand and measure resilience to misinformation.
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    La mésinformation sur les plateformes de médias sociaux et dans différents pays
    (2021) Boulianne, Shelley; Belland, Stephanie; Tenove, Chris; Friesen, Kelsey
    L’exposition des citoyens à la mésinformation en ligne et leur réaction constituent des sujets de préoccupation importants, surtout lorsque des informations intentionnellement fausses sont susceptibles de nuire à la confiance en des procédés démocratiques clés (p. ex. les élections) et de perturber les efforts de santé publique pour la gestion de la pandémie de COVID-19, causant ainsi des décès évitables. En 2019 et en 2021, nous avons collecté des données d’enquête dans quatre pays : le Canada, la France, le Royaume-Uni et les États-Unis.
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    Misinformation across social media platforms and across countries
    (2021) Boulianne, Shelley; Belland, Stephanie; Tenove, Chris; Friesen, Kelsey
    Citizens’ exposure and reaction to online misinformation are important concerns, particularly when intentionally false information can undermine faith in key democratic processes (e.g., elections) and disrupt public health efforts to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in unnecessary deaths. In 2019 and 2021, we collected survey data in four countries: Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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    Principales conclusions: désinformation sur les plateformes de médias sociaux et dans tous les pays
    (2021) Boulianne, Shelley; Belland, Stephanie; Tenove, Chris; Friesen, Kelsey
    Cette infographie met en évidence les principales conclusions d'une enquête dans quatre pays (États-Unis, Royaume-Uni, France, Canada) en février 2021.
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    Report highlights: Misinformation across social media platforms and across countries
    (2021) Boulianne, Shelley; Belland, Stephanie; Tenove, Chris; Friesen, Kelsey
    This infographic highlights key findings from a four-country (USA, UK, France, Canada) survey conducted in February 2021.