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Dezinformacja związana z wojną w Ukrainie
Disinformation related to the war in Ukraine

Author(s): Michał Wenzel, Karina Stasiuk-Krajewska
Subject(s): Media studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: war; fake news; disinformation; report;

Summary/Abstract: The main objective of the study is to determine the degree of disinformation taking place in the context of the war in Ukraine. According to a principle attributed to various authors, “truth is the first casualty of war”; this rule takes on a new dimension in an era where for many people unverified information appearing on social media (half-truths, conjectures and confabulations) is the main source of knowledge about the world. In addition, there are actors deliberately introducing disinformation into the public stream and the situation of war causes a lot of news to be censored. Information about the war appears in a social context, so we supplemented questions measuring the extent of disinformation with questions about the causes of the war, as well as the perceived j consequences of one of its main effects - the massive influx of refugees from Ukraine.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 23-38
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish