Checking the source before sharing news on social networks in France 2020

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Stacy Jo Dixon,
Dec 19, 2023
When French social media users were asked about their behavior when sharing information or news on social networks in 2020, almost half of the respondents (48 percent) asserted always reading the totality of the content and paying closer attention to the source of the information before sharing it. When it came to reading the whole content of a post, 21 percent said that they were doing it often which was three percent more than checking the transmitter of the source.

Before sharing information on social media, do you...?*

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Release date

January 2020

Region

France

Survey time period

January 2-6, 2020

Number of respondents

1,007 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Social media users

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* The source phrased the question as follows: "Sur les réseaux sociaux, avant de partager une information:..."

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