Brazil: quality of news consumption

As of November 2020, less than one-third (32 percent) of internet users surveyed in Brazil practiced a good level of information hygiene, according to the source. Between 2011 and 2021, the level of trust in traditional media in Brazil declined by 18 percentage points. As of May 2021, the most trusted source of information in Brazil was online search engines.

Level of information hygiene among internet users in Brazil as of November 2020

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

Brazil

Survey time period

October 19 to November 18, 2020

Number of respondents

1,150 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

According to the source, "information hygiene" entails 1. consuming "news and information produced by large organizations or news publications," and/or podcasts, newsletters, or blogs at least once a week; 2. "reading or listening to information or opinions from people, media, or organizations" that the respondent disagrees with at least once a week, and/or studying a piece of information that the respondent does not believe in; 3. verifying if a piece of news "is actually true by checking multiple sources of information" several times a week, and/or to using fact-checking websites; 4. never "passing on news and information to others without first checking its accuracy or the integrity of the source."

A "good" level of information hygiene means the respondent met at least three of the four criteria. A "moderate" level means the respondent met two criteria. A "poor" level means the respondent met one or none of the criteria.

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