In today’s digital society, misinformation and disinformation are a serious threat to freedom, democracy, trust, and security. Platforms such as social media play a central role in this threat landscape because misinformation and disinformation generate engagement and can therefore spread quickly on such platforms.

In Norway, the government has recently published a Strategy for Strengthening Resilience Against Disinformation (2025–2030):

Social media differs from traditional media in that it is not editorially controlled. In practice, this means that all of us who share content on these platforms have a role as editors and are therefore responsible for the information we share.

As an editor, it can be useful to ask a few control questions:

Does it matter whether what you share is true?
Are you yourself able to assess whether the information is correct?
Can you find reliable sources that have made the assessment for you?

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