DISINFORMATION IN THE AGE OF THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION IN THE ASPECT OF STATE SECURITY

Abstract

The main purpose of the article is to diagnose the awareness and attitudes of respondents towards the fake news and disinformation on the Internet. The following hypothesis was set within the framework of the presented objective: the phenomenon of disinformation contributes to the creation of a sense of threat and arousal of social unrest. Two research approaches were used in the research process - the first was based on quantitative study using a questionnaire as a method of data collection, and the second was relied on general content analysis of the literature on the subject and netographic content. The findings of the research allowed to determine the priority measures for taking action against disinformation. The assumptions of the article correspond to the current challenges in the issue of fighting disinformation and thus establishing strategies to counter disinformation. The main research limitations were the restricted sample size, limited generalizability in the conducted analysis of the content of the literature, and the broad scope of the study resulting from the areas of knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding awareness of disinformation presence on the Internet.

Keywords

• disinformation
• digital revolution
• security
• threat