00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.940194 CaOODSP 20250107144100 m o d f cr cn||||||||| 240705t20242024oncd obs f000 0 eng d 9780660726731 CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn--- CS222-00001/2024-3E-PDF Bilodeau, Howard, author. 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. [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, 2024. ©2024 1 online resource (15 pages) : graphs. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Digital insights 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). "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. Misinformation Canada Statistics. Statistics lcgft Statistics Canada, issuing body. Propagation de la mésinformation : (CaOODSP)9.940193 PDF 332 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2024/statcan/222000012024003-eng.pdf HTML N/A https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/22-20-0001/222000012024003-eng.htm 22200001