IN ITALY, ONLY 1 IN 3 HAVE GOOD INFORMATION HYGIENE Percent in each segment Information hygiene: 37 67%of respondents 35 1. News engagement share or forward news itemsthat they find to be 2. Avoid information echo chambers interesting. 28 3. Verify information Of those, only 38% have good information hygiene 4. Do not amplify unvetted information Poor Moderate Good information hygiene information hygiene information hygiene 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer. MED_SEG_OFT. How often do you engage in the following activities related to news and information? Indicate your answer using the 7-point scale below. 7- 38 point scale; top 5 box, several times a month or more. General population, Italy. For full details on how the Information Hygiene Scale was built, please refer to the Technical Appendix.