The share of French Internet users who did not trust news shared on social networks in 2021 was quite important. Indeed, 66 percent of the respondents didn't trust what was shared by their friends on social media, with 30 percent not being really trustful and 36 percent not being trustful at all. When the information came from news websites, written or audiovisual press, 47 percent showed distrust. However, 35 percent of the respondents remained rather trustful in news websites, compared to 16 percent regarding information published by friends on social media.
Do you think that the information that circulates on social media is trustworthy?*
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... when published by friends
... when coming from news websites, written or audiovisual press
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Kantar. (January 26, 2021). Do you think that the information that circulates on social media is trustworthy?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097183/trust-information-social-media-france/
Kantar. "Do you think that the information that circulates on social media is trustworthy?*." Chart. January 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097183/trust-information-social-media-france/
Kantar. (2021). Do you think that the information that circulates on social media is trustworthy?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097183/trust-information-social-media-france/
Kantar. "Do You Think That The Information That Circulates on Social Media Is Trustworthy?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097183/trust-information-social-media-france/
Kantar, Do you think that the information that circulates on social media is trustworthy?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097183/trust-information-social-media-france/ (last visited January 07, 2025)
Do you think that the information that circulates on social media is trustworthy?* [Graph], Kantar, January 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097183/trust-information-social-media-france/
