The statistic presents the share of adults who have witnessed fake news in print media worldwide as of January 2019, broken down by country. The findings reveal that the majority of responding adults in Turkey said that they had witnessed fake news in print media, with 72 percent having encountered false information in a print publication compared to 18 percent who said they had not. Conversely, just 27 percent of respondents in Pakistan witnessed fake news in print media at some point.
Share of adults who have witnessed fake news in print media worldwide as of January 2019, by country
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CIGI. (June 11, 2019). Share of adults who have witnessed fake news in print media worldwide as of January 2019, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016534/fake-news-print-media-worldwide/
CIGI. "Share of adults who have witnessed fake news in print media worldwide as of January 2019, by country." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016534/fake-news-print-media-worldwide/
CIGI. (2019). Share of adults who have witnessed fake news in print media worldwide as of January 2019, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016534/fake-news-print-media-worldwide/
CIGI. "Share of Adults Who Have Witnessed Fake News in Print Media Worldwide as of January 2019, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016534/fake-news-print-media-worldwide/
CIGI, Share of adults who have witnessed fake news in print media worldwide as of January 2019, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016534/fake-news-print-media-worldwide/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of adults who have witnessed fake news in print media worldwide as of January 2019, by country [Graph], CIGI, June 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016534/fake-news-print-media-worldwide/
