This report presents the findings of a public opinion survey on citizens’ practices and perceptions about getting informed and dealing with disinformation. Thе survey aims to examine how citizens obtain information, what topics interest them most, how they perceive media reporting, their views on the transparency and accountability of state institutions, and their strategies for dealing with disinformation. The survey is part of the “Use Facts” project, which is implemented by the Institute of Communication Studies in the period 2022-2025, with financial support from the British Embassy in Skopje. The project aims to increase public awareness and resilience to disinformation, especially among vulnerable groups in North Macedonia.

This is the fourth survey conducted within the scope of the project, allowing for a comparative analysis of the results in certain areas. The survey was conducted on a representative sample of 1,000 citizens over the age of 18, from different regions across the country, and the survey was conducted by the Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis”. The data were collected via telephone survey in the period 5 – 25 February 2025. It is important to note that in some of the questions, respondents had the opportunity to choose multiple answers, which resulted in the sum of the percentages for certain questions exceeding 100%.