A survey held in the United States in December 2020 found that the majority of respondents believed the problem of fake news would get worse over the next five years, with 35.5 percent feeling that this would be the case. Meanwhile, 25.9 percent said that they thought the situation would improve, and a similar share expected the problem to remain the same.
Share of people who believe the problem of fake news will get worse in the next five years in the United States as of December 2020
*Respondents were aged 16 to over 54, with the majority of participants between the ages of 35 and 44 (35.7 percent). The gender split skewed female (53.6 percent).
Question: Over the next five years, how do you think the problem of fake news will change?
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Trusted Web Foundation. (January 28, 2021). Share of people who believe the problem of fake news will get worse in the next five years in the United States as of December 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015263/fake-news-worsening-us/
Trusted Web Foundation. "Share of people who believe the problem of fake news will get worse in the next five years in the United States as of December 2020." Chart. January 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015263/fake-news-worsening-us/
Trusted Web Foundation. (2021). Share of people who believe the problem of fake news will get worse in the next five years in the United States as of December 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015263/fake-news-worsening-us/
Trusted Web Foundation. "Share of People Who Believe The Problem of Fake News Will Get Worse in The next Five Years in The United States as of December 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015263/fake-news-worsening-us/
Trusted Web Foundation, Share of people who believe the problem of fake news will get worse in the next five years in the United States as of December 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015263/fake-news-worsening-us/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Share of people who believe the problem of fake news will get worse in the next five years in the United States as of December 2020 [Graph], Trusted Web Foundation, January 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015263/fake-news-worsening-us/
