Imagine that you are working day and night on a project for a month for which you were promised a promotion / good bonus. Today is the day of the presentation of the project, but your computer does not boot. Your colleague said that there is a free computer in the other wing of the building with access to your work. You are faced with a choice: call the system administrator and hope that he will quickly figure it out and give you access to work data, or rush to find another computer. How will you do it?

The concept of truth has been the subject of controversy and discussion for more than a century. Philosophers, religious figures and scientists have tried to form the concept of truth for centuries. In the 20th century, postmodern philosophy generally blurs the traditional notion of truth. Someone believes that it does not exist, others will say that everyone has their own. Let's go back to our example and see how dangerous this approach can be in everyday life. If you go looking for a free computer, and it doesn’t turn up, you will lose a lot of time and risk not being able to meet the deadline. And if your colleague was right, and the truth is that there are free cars, you will save time and have time to finish the task. The result of your actions directly depends on the truth of the information that you own.

In the twenty-first century, the request for socially significant information is increasingly satisfied in social networks. But the Internet is often neutral in relation to the reliability of information flows: the absence of strict rules for entering the information space of social networks has made it possible for unverified and false news to reach the widest audiences. Information with equal probability can be distributed both true and false. And the intent to purposefully disseminate implausible information is not at all as harmless as it seems at first glance.
Thus, the Internet becomes an extremely convenient medium for disinformation to spread. One phone number is enough to enable information to scatter around the world in a matter of seconds. In addition to the absence of any legal entry rules on social media platforms, high-profile, clichéd fake news headlines generate huge user interest, thereby generating significant revenue from advertising platforms.

What should we do?

Comparison is one of the most effective ways to find the right information. It is rare that the same false information is published on several sites at once. Therefore, if the same data is found on the Internet on completely different resources, then they can be trusted. At the same time, attention should be paid to the original source of information. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for all sites to link to the same unreliable source.
Duplicate data from one site by other sites is a good sign, as it means that the source is trusted. The more references to the source material we find on the Internet, the higher its authority in the eyes of other resources. Undoubtedly, this speaks in favor of the information presented.
The easiest and most effective way to verify the veracity of the information received is to get acquainted with the reputation of the site on which it is posted. Well-known resources are usually trustworthy, because they are kind to their rating and will not exchange it for dubious sensations. You can learn about the popularity of the site using special rating systems. A good sign is that the resource has a media registration certificate. Online media have a special responsibility for any published information, so they try to avoid unverified data. In addition, verified data is published by official sites that are primary sources.

In order to understand whether to trust any article, you can search for information about the status and competence of its author.
These information assessment techniques are used by all social networks to combat disinformation. Thus, the fact checker has every opportunity to determine whether the active distribution of a particular entry is public opinion or we are facing a carefully planned action to spread viral information.
It should be noted once again that fake news today is not a harmless craft of the entertainment communities, it is an extremely effective type of communication technology, and it requires special attention from both the state and the scientific community, from sociologists and fact checkers to development specialists. viral information evaluation systems.

In addition, on June 16, 2022, the European Commission signed an updated Code on Combating Disinformation with 34 online structures. Among the signatories are Meta, Google, Twitter, TikTok, Microsoft and others.
“We need a safer and more transparent online environment. The EU values ​​the truth and this code will help protect it,” said Vera Yurova, Deputy Head of the European Commission.

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