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Looking at the data in 5 EU countries to see if young voters are veering right.

Plus: What investment ownership has done to local news, the credibility of photos on social media vs. news sites, and Republicans in Congress share far more low-quality news than ordinary people do.

A new study finds that reading, watching, and breathing news all day can actually leave you less informed about politics and government than being more selective — with the right sources.

Content courtesy of the Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the European Union (NL PermRep)  How will disinformation shape European democracy in the years to come and how far-stretching are its consequences? The Dutch Permanent Representations to the EU is inviting you for an online discussion on this topical issue in the light of the upcoming Parliamentary elections in various European countries. The pandemic and the lockdown have shown the power of online platforms, allowing us to connect and engage with others stuck in the confined spaces of their homes. At the s...

Despite growing evidence that exposure to and engagement with disinformation narrowly defined on the basis of identified problematic domains is a very small part of most people’s media use, concentrated among partisans actively seeking it out, and often primarily consumed by people who consume far more news from established outlets, survey research suggests very widespread concern over disinformation, especially online.  One survey conducted in 2020 asked respondents across 40 media markets whether, thinking about online news, they were concerned about what is real and what is fake on the ...