Delivered by Intellect to: Mariana Menezes Neumann (33354350) IP: 152.254.236.216 On: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 02:54:58 CJCS 16 (2) pp. 177–195 Intellect Limited 2024 Catalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies Volume 16 Number 2 www.intellectbooks.com 177 © 2024 Intellect Ltd Article. English language. https://doi.org/10.1386/cjcs_00108_1 Received 16 January 2024; Accepted 12 March 2024; Published Online December 2024 SARA PEREIRA University of Minho, Communication and Society Research Centre DANIEL BRANDÃO University of Minho, Communication and Society Research Centre MARIANA MENEZES NEUMANN University of Minho, Communication and Society Research Centre MARGARIDA TOSCANO Portuguese School Libraries Network Children and young people’s views on disinformation: A qualitative study from Portugal ABSTRACT This article aims to analyse the perspectives of children and young people about disinformation and news consumption. Based on the inputs of participants and their own perceptions on the matter we explore how the disinformation phenom- enon is present in their daily lives, the different ways they experience and perceive its potential impact on society, as well as strategies adopted to tackle it. The analy- sis is based on data obtained from 38 focus groups held with 257 children and young people attending sixth (11–13 years old), ninth (14–16 years old) and twelfth (17–20 years old) grades in public schools in mainland Portugal. Results indicated that they have access to news regularly; however, it is not pursued to KEYWORDS young generation news consumption false information misinformation fake news media literacy news literacy