RT Journal Article
T1 Conspiracy theories, credibility and trust in information
A1 Gualda, Estrella
A1 Rúas, José
AB The rapid spread of social media on the Internet has resultedin strong changes in the information and communicationlandscape. Their inadequate use has given rise to newdiscussions on truth and post-truth, what is trustworthy andwhat is questionable, the credibility of messages and theirsources. Through this article we aim to examine whatcitizens believe about the information they receive and ifthey feel whether or not there is withholding of information.This will be achieved through data obtained from a survey ofa statistically representative sample of the Andalusianpopulation over the age of 18 (1,103 respondents, with amaximum margin of error of +/- 3%). One of the main resultsof this research is the serious lack of credibility of theinformation received, as many Andalusians (68.1%) believethat information is withheld from them. We have alsoobserved several factors explaining a greater likelihood offinding a high belief in the conspiracy theory on thewithholding of information. Finally, the article reflects onthe consequences of mistrust in information and we proposean inter- and transdisciplinary approach in order tocounteract this mistrust.
PB Universidad de Navarra
SN 0214-0039
YR 2019
FD 2019-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/16261
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/16261
LA eng
NO Gualda, E., Rúas, J. Conspiracy theories, credibility and trust in information. Communication & Society. ISSN 0214-0039, 2019 – Vol. 32(1) pp. 179-194. DOI: 10.15581/003.32.1.179
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026