Credibility

With two entirely different worldviews at stake, Americans head to the polls on Tuesday in an atmosphere of anger and complete disdain for the "other side," occasionally amounting to hatred.

The data is not just suspicious; it practically screams out. Whether the authorities are unable or unwilling to turn this outcry into a substantiated accusation is another matter. It is difficult for even the most well-intentioned person to believe that the coincidence of "legal wiretaps" aligning with surveillance via Predator on over 20 individuals is merely random.

For years, the unionists of state-owned Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) have been warning about the lack of safety on the railway network. Was anyone listening? They were right, but unfortunately it has become very difficult to tell when unionism is serious and when it is partisan, and because it is usually the latter, we close our ears.

"Conspiracy theories get a pretty high score in Bulgaria. Since July, beliefs in secret organizations have increased significantly and the perception that politicians do not reveal their motives is getting increasingly widespread," said Dr. Michail Okoliiski, representing the World Health Organization (WHO) in Bulgaria.

The findings of a recent survey on the coronavirus vaccination were very telling in terms of the identity of the people who are opposed to the jab and are not planning to have it when it becomes available in Greece.

The coronavirus crisis highlighted, particularly on World Press Freedom Day, a more humane, and perhaps more useful, perspective regarding the importance of reliable news reporting. At times like this, when societies are dominated by fear, the risk from ignorance and misinformation intensifies while the need for accurate documentation of events and thorough analysis of data grows.

North Macedonia's opposition has neither the credibility nor the strength to channel public dissatisfaction over the so-called 'Extortion' scandal into mass protests that could politically destabilise the country, experts believe.

The international ranking system of restaurants is in a serious credibility crisis, with many of them having turned into profit-seeking platforms, food expert Vedat Milor has told the Hürriyet Daily News.

The reporting of news has changed drastically in the internet age. It is not just fake news - the deliberate misinformation of people - that is flourishing and shaking the very foundations of Western democracies; it is also, unfortunately, the recycling and reproduction of inaccurate reports, which is mainly due to journalists' laziness and the lack of any obligation to verify the facts.

In the age of overinformation, sensationalism and countless fake news stories, it comes as no surprise that media trust is at a record low. A recent study across European Union member-states found the phenomenon particularly prevalent in Greece, with 90 percent of respondents expressing suspicion or distrust when it comes to the country's information ecosystem.