Checking facts in Europe: avoiding fake news in 2019

Published by
Amy Watson,
Jun 3, 2021
In the age of fake news, Europeans are taking things into their own hands. Almost half of respondents to a 2019 survey revealed that they check facts themselves. Just under a third of those asked said they try to avoid consuming fake news by reading content on a trusted platform.

How do you check if facts in the news can be trusted?

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Release date

November 2019

Region

Europe

Survey time period

November 1-6, 2019

Number of respondents

7,603 respondents

Supplementary notes

Respondents from Sweden, Germany, UK, The Netherlands and Italy.

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Consumption overview

6

Trust

4

United Kingdom

5

France

4

Italy

5

Germany

4

Spain

5

Nordics

8

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