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 The information collected in this survey will be used solely for the purpose of this project and will not be published elsewhere.
 
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:
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
Q5: Number of children
0
1
2
3
More than 3
Q6: Disability status and/or experience as an internally displaced person or refugee.
None
Disability status
Internally displaced person
Refugee
Q7: Education
1-3 years of elementary school
4-6 years of elementary school
Vocational training and/or apprenticeship
7-9 years of junior high school
10-12 years of senior high school
University
No schooling completed
Q8: Occupation
School
Agricultural work
Occasional jobs in the informal sector
Student
Employed for wages (please specify sector)
Self-employed (please specify)
Unemployed
Retired
If you selected Employed for wages or Self-employed please specify. If not please skip
Q9: Accommodation
Living with parents
Living with family
Living alone
Sharing lodging
Other
Please Specify:
Q10: Ethnic group - Do you identify with a particular ethnic group?
Yes
No
If you selected yes, please specify which group:
Social media:
Social media:
Q11: What forms of social media do you use?
Facebook
Whatsapp
Twitter
Instagram
All of the above
Other
Please Specify:
Q12: Which social media platform do you use the most?
Facebook
Whatsapp
Twitter
Instagram
All of the above
Other
Please Specify:
Q13: Which social media platforms do you think circulate fake news the most?
Facebook
Whatsapp
Twitter
Instagram
All of the above
Other
Please Specify:
Are there sources of fake news other than social media? Please specify the sources:
Q14: How often do you come across false information on social media?
I don’t know
Always
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
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?
No
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
No
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?
It helps to actively keep the peace
It has little impact on peace
It has no impact on peace
It adversely affects peace
It disrupts peace
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?
No
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 madhumita.varma@graduateinstitute.ch 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 madhumita.varma@graduateinstitute.ch if you have any questions, additional comments, or would like to view the analysis of this survey.
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