Almost nine out of ten (87 percent of) companies surveyed in Brazil in 2018 stated that social media and messaging apps were the biggest source of fake news. Around 77 percent of respondents mentioned blogs and internet forums, whereas almost half (47 percent) of them mentioned content shared by relatives and friends.
Main online sources of fake news according to companies in Brazil in 2018
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ABERJE. (April 18, 2018). Main online sources of fake news according to companies in Brazil in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130570/companies-sources-fake-news-brazil/
ABERJE. "Main online sources of fake news according to companies in Brazil in 2018." Chart. April 18, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130570/companies-sources-fake-news-brazil/
ABERJE. (2018). Main online sources of fake news according to companies in Brazil in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130570/companies-sources-fake-news-brazil/
ABERJE. "Main Online Sources of Fake News According to Companies in Brazil in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130570/companies-sources-fake-news-brazil/
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