This graph shows how often UK social media users encountered inaccurate news on social media. Of those asked, 21.6 percent did not see any inaccurate news on social media in the month before the survey was conducted. Of respondents, 57.7 percent encountered news on social media that they believed was not fully accurate at least once. One in five (20.7 percent) said they didn't know.
How often do you come across news on social media that you thought was not fully accurate?*
The source adds the following information: "Online sample representative of the UK adult population, based on key demographic variables such as age, gender, and region of residence"
*Respondents were asked "In the past month, how often did you come across news on social media that you thought was not fully accurate?"
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Loughborough University. (May 2, 2019). How often do you come across news on social media that you thought was not fully accurate?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026572/inaccurate-news-on-social-media-uk/
Loughborough University. "How often do you come across news on social media that you thought was not fully accurate?*." Chart. May 2, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026572/inaccurate-news-on-social-media-uk/
Loughborough University. (2019). How often do you come across news on social media that you thought was not fully accurate?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026572/inaccurate-news-on-social-media-uk/
Loughborough University. "How Often Do You Come across News on Social Media That You Thought Was Not Fully Accurate?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026572/inaccurate-news-on-social-media-uk/
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