The spreading of fake news is an increasingly relevant topic as sources of information and misinformation multiply. The press is the most trustworthy media according to French people and is considered more reliable than television or radio. In 2018, nine percent of respondents said they were exposed to fake news on news websites very often, while 22 percent said it was rarely the case.
Have you ever been exposed to unverified information or fake news relayed by news websites?
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Viavoice, & Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics. (March 29, 2018). Have you ever been exposed to unverified information or fake news relayed by news websites? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198489/fake-news-frequency-exposition-information-news-sites-france/
Viavoice, und Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics. "Have you ever been exposed to unverified information or fake news relayed by news websites?." Chart. March 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198489/fake-news-frequency-exposition-information-news-sites-france/
Viavoice, Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics. (2018). Have you ever been exposed to unverified information or fake news relayed by news websites?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198489/fake-news-frequency-exposition-information-news-sites-france/
Viavoice, and Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics. "Have You Ever Been Exposed to Unverified Information or Fake News Relayed by News Websites?." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198489/fake-news-frequency-exposition-information-news-sites-france/
Viavoice & Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics, Have you ever been exposed to unverified information or fake news relayed by news websites? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198489/fake-news-frequency-exposition-information-news-sites-france/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Have you ever been exposed to unverified information or fake news relayed by news websites? [Graph], Viavoice, & Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics, March 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198489/fake-news-frequency-exposition-information-news-sites-france/