According to a survey conducted by Ipsos in June 2019, around 57 percent of Indian respondents agreed that social media platforms were the best and most accurate source of news and information. Of these, about 21 percent strongly agreed with the statement.
The survey was conducted in light of coordinated attacks on more than 300 Sri Lankans in April earlier that year. This had led to the shutting down of social media by the national government in an attempt to stop the spread of misinformation.
Levels of agreement that social media platforms are the best and most accurate news and information source in India as of June 2019
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Original question: "For each of the following, please indicate if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree: In my country, social media platforms are the best, most accurate sources of news and information."
According to the source, respondents were more urban and educated, with higher incomes than their fellow citizens, referred to as "Upper Deck Consumer Citizens". They were not nationally representative of their country.
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Ipsos. (August 2, 2019). Levels of agreement that social media platforms are the best and most accurate news and information source in India as of June 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039883/india-social-media-platform-best-accurate-source-news-info/
Ipsos. "Levels of agreement that social media platforms are the best and most accurate news and information source in India as of June 2019." Chart. August 2, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039883/india-social-media-platform-best-accurate-source-news-info/
Ipsos. (2019). Levels of agreement that social media platforms are the best and most accurate news and information source in India as of June 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039883/india-social-media-platform-best-accurate-source-news-info/
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