Poll suggests Canadians concerned about fake news, but struggle with spotting it

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More than half of survey participants admitted to either reading or sharing a story that later proved to be inaccurate or out of date

Historica says 69 per cent of survey respondents believed they could tell the difference between fact and opinion, but only 12 per cent got a perfect score when asked to classify six test statements included in the poll.

Wilson-Smith said the survey suggests most respondents are following at least one fundamental rule of proper information-seeking by turning to multiple sources for their daily news. About 76 per cent of participants looked to traditional outlets such as print or television, while 70 per cent turned to online sources, and the majority of respondents said they drew upon both.

Historica included six statements as part of the poll and asked participants to identify which category they fell into. Only 12 per cent of survey respondents were able to provide the correct classification for all six test statements, while five per cent failed to get a single one right.

 

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Don't take Canadians as fools. We are waking up just like the US. One of Trump's greatest accomplishments is exposing the MSM and the fake news media. These liberal propaganda machines can't fool us anymore.

Too easy ...

86% support of media literacy classes is a hopeful sign but only 41% surveyed being able to identify an opinion is fairly shocking. I would like to see more on Canadians abilities to distinguish between trustworthy and non-trustworthy sources. Lies stated as fact is very common.

It's easy. If the source is Scheer, it's fake.

Democracy is at it's best when people are engaged. Debate while messy separates the wheat from the chaff. Unfortunately canada has a unrepresentative fptp Divide and conquer vote splitting electoral system. 20% of cdns elect govt with FPTP Electoral system cdnpoli elxn43

Canada’s entire media complex is fake gov bought news

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