Most internally displaced persons who have found asylum in Poland get their news about Ukraine from social networks. Such data of the sociological study "

Social networks are the main source of news for 68% of respondents. At the same time, in total, people spend 61% of the time on news from this source, or more than 2/3 of all involved sources of information..

The main role is occupied by Telegram, which 64% of respondents use to receive news, and 44% generally call it the main source of information..

Facebook is used by 56% of respondents, including 15% as the main source. The advantage of the network is the automatic selection of information.

YouTube was named as a source by 51% of respondents, as the main source by 12%. For the most part, it is used to watch Ukrainian television channels, which are not available in Poland..

Viber is preferred by 47% of respondents, as the main source is used by 8%.

Instagram is used for news consumption by 44%, as the main source - 7%.

At the same time, only 18% of survey participants visit news sites directly..

Printed publications were chosen by less than 1% of respondents, they also own less than 1% of consumption time, as they are perceived as outdated.

The main criterion for choosing a news source for consumers is the confirmation of information by facts - 54% and the reliability of the source - 40%. The reputation of the source of information is also important - 30% and the one reporting it (journalist or expert) - 22%. In addition, respondents are interested in a neutral and propaganda-free presentation of news (19% and 22% respectively).

At the same time, Ukrainians most of all trust the information provided by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelensky. Thus, 90% of the study participants trust the official reports of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and 86% equally trust the information received from relatives who remained in Ukraine, and the messages of the president or other representatives of the political leadership of the state - the Office of the President, the Government, the Verkhovna Rada, etc.. (85%). Among officials, experts, military, front-line soldiers, volunteer journalists, etc.. data from Volodymyr Zelensky, Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny, ex-radio of the OP Oleksiy Arestovich and military expert Oleg Zhdanov have the most influence on the perception of the situation in Ukraine.

At the same time, 66% of study participants in Poland said that there is a lot of misinformation and fakes about Ukraine on the Internet, including 7% indicated the presence of fakes in the media space of Poland. Most often, it was about attempts to discredit Ukrainians by Russian media, information from which then gets into the Polish media and social networks..

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The study “Media consumption and social activity of Ukrainians who have found temporary asylum in Poland” was conducted on the basis of analytical developments and commissioned by the NGO “Civil Network “OPORA” with the support of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). The survey was carried out by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology during October 26 - November 30, 2022 in the Republic of Poland.

The purpose of the study is to identify how and from where Ukrainians get news, who, after February 24, 2022, found temporary shelter from the war in the Republic of Poland.. The researchers also studied how respondents are involved in the political and public life of Ukraine and are interested in it..

The study consisted of two parts: a daily online survey of 200 respondents and 15 in-depth interviews.