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    Un nuovo studio mostra che i populisti di destra radicale stanno alimentando un’epidemia di disinformazione

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    1. Wagamaga on

      Misinformation has long been a scourge of democracy, undermining public trust in institutions and fostering division. Whether it’s a pandemic, elections, or simply current events, modern misinformation affects all of us in more ways than we imagine.

      We tend to think of misinformation as a universal problem, with all sides of the political spectrum equally guilty of bending the truth or spreading falsehoods. A new study shows otherwise.

      According to the study, carried out by researchers in the Netherlands, radical-right populists are far more likely to spread falsehoods than their counterparts. The study also points to the creation of an “alternative media ecosystem” by far-right groups. Here they try to recreate reality and create an echo chamber that reinforces their worldview.

      “Populism, left-wing populism, and right-wing politics are not linked to the spread of misinformation. We find that radical-right populism is the strongest determinant for the propensity to spread misinformation,” the researchers note.

      Populism is, in a strict sense, not the same as misinformation. Populism is a political approach that divides society into “the pure people” and “the corrupt elite.” Populists would say that regular people are disregarded and abused by elite groups. This can be (and unfortunately is) true in many instances, but populists want to use this to their own advantage.

      Meanwhile, misinformation involves the spread of false or misleading information. When populists pit “the people” against “the elite,” they often use misinformation as a strategy to reinforce their narratives. However, not all populists are equally guilty of spreading misinformation.

      Unlike left-wing populists, who focus on economic grievances and critique corporate elites, radical-right populists usually weaponize cultural fears like immigration, globalization, or political correctness. The study makes a critical distinction: while populism on both sides is often associated with anti-elitism and distrust in institutions, the radical right takes this to an extreme

    3. JustPassingBy696969 on

      I doubt the people surprised by it “believe” in studies anyway.

    4. RoundComplete9333 on

      I’ve been watching this for months on end LOL Can I get a job telling the world just how fast it’s burning down because of social media misinformation?

    7. Big-Veterinarian2269 on

      Were those researchers in coma for the last 10 years?

    9. Strange-Mouse-8710 on

      There was no need for that study.

      Its very obvious that they are doing that.

    10. mr_jigglypuff on

      Yeah we all knew this but sometimes it’s important to actually study a phenomenon to confirm that the implied connection exists no matter how obvious it may seem

    13. EvilFroeschken on

      Nah. Lies. After the Brexit, the NHS did receive 350m£. There had been so many new global trade agreements that the UK is the new economic shooting star, leaving all of Europe behind. And there is basically no more immigration to the UK.

    15. Bicentennial_Douche on

      I’m shocked, SHOCKED, by these revelations!

      /s

    16. Radtoo on

      The misinformation would be harder to spread if across Europe, people still trusted the truthfulness and well-informed-ness of most of the other parties and much fewer of them had scandals of the approximate size of CumEx.

      Some people would still fall for misinformation. But the other more honest and truthful political parties could just lay out the actual facts as a correction and most people would more or less understand and correct their views. Making misinformation that much less effective in the process.

    21. kfijatass on

      Poor guys getting paid to make studies to prove what is plain to see.

    22. Dawn_of_Enceladus on

      We can see clear as water what has always been their goal. They are literally manipulating their controlled social media to hide everything related to democrats in the USA, and apparently even forcing people to follow Trump’s profile. They are 1984ing the heck out of that country, and are obviously trying to export that to Europe and every country they can influence enough.

      Billionaire oligarchs and the far-right wing have always been dreaming of this, have no doubt there’s people here in Europe taking notes about this.

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