This statistic shows the result of a survey on perceived prevalence of "fake news" from several types of news sources in Malaysia as of February 2019. According to data from Ipsos, 70 percent of Malaysian respondents claimed that the news they got from online news websites and platforms had a fair to great extent of "fake news". By comparison, only 57 percent of Malaysian respondents believed that the news from television and radio had a great extent of "fake news".
Perceived prevalence of fake news in Malaysia as of February 2019, by type of source
Respondents produced a national sample that is more urban & educated, and with higher incomes than their fellow citizens
Method of interview
Online interview
Supplementary notes
The question asked in the survey was as follows: "How prevalent, if at all, would you say “fake news” is in the news and information provided to you by each of the following sources?"
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Ipsos. (June 24, 2019). Perceived prevalence of fake news in Malaysia as of February 2019, by type of source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024279/malaysia-perceived-prevalence-of-fake-news-by-type-of-source/
Ipsos. "Perceived prevalence of fake news in Malaysia as of February 2019, by type of source." Chart. June 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024279/malaysia-perceived-prevalence-of-fake-news-by-type-of-source/
Ipsos. (2019). Perceived prevalence of fake news in Malaysia as of February 2019, by type of source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024279/malaysia-perceived-prevalence-of-fake-news-by-type-of-source/
Ipsos. "Perceived Prevalence of Fake News in Malaysia as of February 2019, by Type of Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024279/malaysia-perceived-prevalence-of-fake-news-by-type-of-source/
Ipsos, Perceived prevalence of fake news in Malaysia as of February 2019, by type of source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024279/malaysia-perceived-prevalence-of-fake-news-by-type-of-source/ (last visited November 04, 2024)
Perceived prevalence of fake news in Malaysia as of February 2019, by type of source [Graph], Ipsos, June 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024279/malaysia-perceived-prevalence-of-fake-news-by-type-of-source/
