Just ** percent of total respondents to a 2022 survey across all ** European Union member states said they were very confident that they could identify disinformation. However, levels of confidence varied from country to country, with respondents from Ireland, Malta, and Slovakia expressing the most confidence in their ability to spot disinformation, whereas those in Estonia, the Netherlands, Poland, and Denmark were less sure.
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