Media Misinformation on Social Media Websites and Its Impact on The Iraqi Public
Keywords:
Misleading News, Media Disinformation, Social Media Websites, Fake News, Iraqi MediaAbstract
The topic of media misinformation on social networking sites is one of the important topics that is of interest to the Iraqi public. The descriptive survey method was used in this study, as it is the closest approach to the study. 50 samples from Salah al-Din Governorate were studied as a model for a random sample selected to study the topic. There were 46 individuals from the sample. Of those who use social networking sites and have accounts there, Facebook received 47.8% of the most exposed sites according to the sample’s answer, and 84.8% of the sample follow news on social networking sites. The reason for following news on the top social networking sites according to the study is expression. Regarding opinion, security news ranked first in the news followed on social networking sites.
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