Social media, fake news and violence

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Understanding Social Media, Fake News, and Violence

Welcome to our survey on the impact of social media and fake news on violence, particularly in the context of elections. Your insights will help us analyze the ways in which misinformation operates and its consequences on societal peace.

By participating in this quiz, you will contribute to important research in collaboration with the Angie Brooks International Centre. Your responses will be anonymous and greatly appreciated.

Identify the types of social media platforms used.
Explore the relation between fake news and violence.
Aim to enhance community awareness and strategies for conflict prevention.

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We, the Capstone 01, are a team of students pursuing a Masters in International Affairs at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. Our applied research project, in collaboration with the Angie Brooks International Centre (ABIC), aims to study the Women’s Situation Room (WSR) to identify and review current entry points for engaging youth gangs to participate in the prevention of violent conflict. As part of this project, we would like to analyse the relation between fake news and violence. We would be very grateful if you could spare a few minutes to fill out this survey. If there is any question that you are not comfortable with, you are free to skip it.

It should ideally take you no longer than 10 minutes to complete it. For the sake of anonymity please do not mention your name anywhere on this survey. The information collected in this survey will be used solely for the purpose of this project and will not be published elsewhere.

General Demographic Information:

Q1: Location/place of the respondent (please specify the city and country):

Q2: Gender

Male

Female

Other

Q3: Age of the respondent:

Q4: Status

Single

In a relationship

Married

Divorced

Q6: Disability status and/or experience as an internally displaced person or refugee.

None

Disability status

Internally displaced person

Refugee

Q7: Education

If you selected Employed for wages or Self-employed please specify. If not please skip

Q10: Ethnic group - Do you identify with a particular ethnic group?

Yes

If you selected yes, please specify which group:

Social media:

Are there sources of fake news other than social media? Please specify the sources:

Q15: How likely are you to fact check information you gathered on social media?

Always

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Q16: How would you fact check the information you have received on social media?

Cross check with print media such as newspapers

Cross check with other media platforms such as news channels on TV or radio

Cross check with other social media platforms

All of the above

Q17: How likely are you to inform other recipients about the false nature of the information?

Always

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Q18: Have you ever come across fake news that incites violence?

Not Sure

Yes

If you selected yes; please specify with examples

Q19: Do you think fake news has ever influenced your behaviour during elections?

Yes

If you answered yes, in what ways has your behaviour been influced - please use examples

Q20: To what extent do you think fake news affects peace during elections?

Q21: To what extent do you think fake news can incite violence during elections?

It helps to actively incite violence

It does little to incite violence

It does not incite violence

It helps to reduce violence

It helps to stop violence

Q22: Have you ever come across fake news on social media that incites violence during elections?

Not sure

Yes

If you answered yes, please use examples

Q23: What do you think can be done to reduce the instances of violence incited by fake news?

We thank you immensely for your interest and time in completing this survey.

Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions, additional comments, or would like to view the analysis of this survey.

We thank you immensely for your interest and time in completing this survey.

Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions, additional comments, or would like to view the analysis of this survey.

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