Misinformation Rises, Climate Fades; Global Risk Is Now a Popularity Contest
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- 72% of adults across 25 nations see the spread of false information online as a major threat.
- 70% view the condition of the global economy as a major threat, with concerns increasing in 21 countries since 2017.
- 69% consider terrorism a major threat, with higher concerns in middle-income countries and among older adults.
- 67% see global climate change as a major threat, with increased concern since 2013 in many countries.
- 60% view the spread of infectious diseases as a major threat, with higher concern in middle-income countries.
- Concerns about false information, the global economy, and terrorism are top threats in various countries.
- Climate change concerns are higher among those on the ideological left.
- Infectious disease concerns have dropped in advanced economies since the COVID-19 pandemic.