Issue Media literacy making users more critical of information

Summary

Among the longer-term uncertainties, the report points to a positive possibility in better media literacy. Stronger media literacy and digital skills could make users treat information more critically and increase trust in fact-based news sources. The report explains that a lack of digital literacy makes it harder for people to judge sources critically, which lets misinformation spread more easily on digital and social media. With UK citizens' trust in news falling from 51% in 2015 to 33% in 2023, such skills could help rebuild confidence. The report lists greater resilience of and trust in democratic institutions and authoritative sources as a benefit of acting.