Nearly 60 percent of Canadians say they are concerned with misinformation, according to a new Statistics Canada study.
The report released on June 18 found that 59 percent of Canadians said they had a very high or extreme level of concern over online misinformation, while 14 percent said they were not very or not at all concerned. Additionally, 43 percent of Canadians said they found it harder to distinguish between true and false news or information compared to three years earlier.
As first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter, the report said concern with misinformation was associated with lower trust in various institutions like banks and the justice system. “Those who reported being somewhat, not very, or not at all concerned about online misinformation were often more likely to have higher levels of confidence in Canadian institutions,” the report said….