Survey finds majority in favour of restricting media that spread misinformation

Some 70 percent of people think it right for the state to restrict media that spread false or manipulative information, according to a survey conducted by Charles University. Three-quarters of respondents consider the spread of misinformation to be a serious problem.

However, almost three-fifths of those surveyed did not know that there was a government commissioner for media and disinformation, a position which existed until February but was then absorbed into the role of national security adviser. 42 percent of people said they thought the scrapped role was necessary while 36 percent found it unnecessary because they didn't think anything could be done about the spread of misinformation.

Czech Radio and commercial radio stations were rated by the survey participants as trustworthy and reliable sources of information, as were TV channels such as Czech Television, Nova and Prima.