In a survey conducted by Ipsos in South Korea in May and June 2019, around 14 percent of respondents strongly agreed that temporarily cutting off social media platforms at times of crisis is unnecessary because they feel like most people are capable of separating fact from fiction.
Share of South Koreans stating that cutting off social media platforms is unnecessary because most people can distinguish facts from fake news as of June 2019
Original question: "For each of the following please indicate if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree: I think that most people are capable of separating fact from fiction, so I would not support a temporary social
media ban to stop the flow of fake news."
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Ipsos. (August 2, 2019). Share of South Koreans stating that cutting off social media platforms is unnecessary because most people can distinguish facts from fake news as of June 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035255/south-korea-rejection-of-social-media-ban-in-crisis-because-fake-news-are-distinguishable/
Ipsos. "Share of South Koreans stating that cutting off social media platforms is unnecessary because most people can distinguish facts from fake news as of June 2019." Chart. August 2, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035255/south-korea-rejection-of-social-media-ban-in-crisis-because-fake-news-are-distinguishable/
Ipsos. (2019). Share of South Koreans stating that cutting off social media platforms is unnecessary because most people can distinguish facts from fake news as of June 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035255/south-korea-rejection-of-social-media-ban-in-crisis-because-fake-news-are-distinguishable/
Ipsos. "Share of South Koreans Stating That Cutting off Social Media Platforms Is Unnecessary Because Most People Can Distinguish Facts from Fake News as of June 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035255/south-korea-rejection-of-social-media-ban-in-crisis-because-fake-news-are-distinguishable/
Ipsos, Share of South Koreans stating that cutting off social media platforms is unnecessary because most people can distinguish facts from fake news as of June 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035255/south-korea-rejection-of-social-media-ban-in-crisis-because-fake-news-are-distinguishable/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of South Koreans stating that cutting off social media platforms is unnecessary because most people can distinguish facts from fake news as of June 2019 [Graph], Ipsos, August 2, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035255/south-korea-rejection-of-social-media-ban-in-crisis-because-fake-news-are-distinguishable/
