US Soldiers' Individual and Unit-level Factors Associated with Perceptions of Disinformation in the Military Context.
Military medicine(2023)
摘要
Introduction Although the US Government considers threats of misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information to rise to the level of terrorism, little is known about service members ' experiences with disinformation in the military context. We examined soldiers ' perceptions of disinformation impact on the Army and their units. We also investigated associations between disinformation perceptions and soldiers ' sociodemographic characteristics, reported use of fact-checking, and perceptions of unit cohesion and readiness Methods Active-duty soldiers (N=19,465) across two large installations in the Southwest US completed an anonymous online survey Results Sixty-six percent of soldiers agreed that disinformation has a negative impact on the Army. Thirty-three percent of soldiers perceived disinformation as a problem in their unit. Females were more likely to agree that disinformation has a negative impact on the Army and is a problem in their unit. Higher military rank was associated with lower odds of agreeing that disinformation is a problem in units. Most soldiers were confident about their ability to recognize disinformation (62%) and reported using fact-checking resources (53%), and these factors were most often endorsed by soldiers who agreed that disinformation is a problem for the Army and their unit. Soldiers' perceptions of unit cohesion and readiness were negatively associated with the perception that disinformation is a problem in their unit Conclusion While the majority of soldiers viewed disinformation as a problem across the Army, fewer perceived it as problematic within their units. Higher levels of reported fact-checking were most evident among those who perceived disinformation as a problem, suggesting that enhancing awareness of the problem of disinformation alone could help mitigate its deleterious impact. Perceptions of disinformation problems within units were associated with soldiers ' perceptions of lower unit cohesion and readiness, highlighting misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information ' s impact on force readiness. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
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