1、Policy briefJanuary 2026Measuring Vulnerability Measuring Vulnerability of Societies to Disinformaof Societies to DisinformationThe Media Literacy Index20262Media Literacy Index 2026 osis.bg ContentsExecutive summary 2The context 4How the predictors are measured:about the index methodology 5 The com
2、plexity of it all:a disclaimer 6The result of the Media Literacy Index 2026 7Changes between the Index 2026 and Index 2023 10Comparisons across the world:the Expanded Media Literacy Index 11Vulnerability and resilience:two test cases 13About the solutions:common sense wanted 15Annexes 16The Media Li
3、teracy Index(MLI),published by the Open Society Institute Sofia since 2017,assesses the resilience of 41 European societies to the“post-truth”phenomena,including disinformation and misinformation.Th 2026 edition is released in the context of a shifting landscape influenced by the rise of generative
4、AI,increased information warfare(notably following Russias invasion of Ukraine),and significant domestic political polarisation.Key Findings and RankingsThe 2026 Index identifies a four-way tie for the top position,reflecting a high level of resilience in Northern and Western Europe:The top performe
5、rs(Cluster 1)are Denmark,Finland,Ireland,and the The top performers(Cluster 1)are Denmark,Finland,Ireland,and the Netherlands.Netherlands.They share the first four places in the ranking with 71 points each.Finland,the long-standing leader since 2017,moved to 2nd place by a minimal margin.The bottom
6、performers(Cluster 5)are Kosovo,North Macedonia,and Albania,The bottom performers(Cluster 5)are Kosovo,North Macedonia,and Albania,which rank the lowestwhich rank the lowest,indicating higher vulnerability to disinformation.There are geographic patterns with a persistent EastWest divide”.There are g