Americans Agree on One Thing: Disinformation is a Problem
A version of this article, "IPR Report Finds Americans Bombarded with Disinformation," was featured by the Institute for Public Relations on June 24, 2019. As communicators who work on behalf of a range of organizations to educate, engage and mobilize individuals and communities, trust matters a lot to us. Trust is something that is earned over years and decades. It is invaluable. Without trust, the relationships we strive to build and strengthen lack a foundation. In this context, we are posting today about the 2019 Institute for Public Relations Disinformation in Society Report published by the Institute for Public Relations (https://instituteforpr.org). Not surprisingly, the study found that Americans believe disinformation -- deliberately misleading or biased information -- is a problem. In fact, just seven percent of the 2,200 American adults who were surveyed said disinformation is not a problem. While …