Table 7.
Participants’ response frequencies of the seven-level Likert scale question regarding their beliefs on information they receive (N = 776) (IQR: Intequartile range).
| LIKERT SCALE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Median | IQR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | Disagree | Partly disagree | Neither disagree/Nor agree | Partly agree | Agree | Strongly agree | |||
| I cross-check the information I read | 15 | 26 | 21 | 126 | 225 | 251 | 112 | 5 | 1 |
| Fake news is being spread in the media (print-electronic press) | 7 | 17 | 25 | 83 | 213 | 254 | 177 | 6 | 1 |
| Fake news is mainly spread on social media | 5 | 20 | 33 | 101 | 181 | 269 | 167 | 6 | 1 |
| Fake news distinguishing is easy | 28 | 91 | 118 | 202 | 182 | 102 | 53 | 4 | 2 |
| I check the domain names of the websites I visit (e.g. gov, edu, org) | 45 | 27 | 35 | 127 | 128 | 276 | 138 | 6 | 2 |
| I check the credentials of the information sources | 45 | 39 | 40 | 174 | 169 | 228 | 81 | 5 | 2 |
| I'm worried about the spread of fake news | 13 | 15 | 25 | 107 | 163 | 278 | 175 | 6 | 1 |
| I read only news headlines | 81 | 129 | 122 | 184 | 168 | 66 | 26 | 4 | 3 |
| I'd rather do other things than be informed about COVID-19 | 91 | 107 | 88 | 175 | 139 | 107 | 69 | 4 | 3 |
| I ask my library information scientist | 287 | 140 | 62 | 172 | 66 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 3 |