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, 24 percent of respondents said they were exposed to fake news on social media very often, while 22 percent said it was rarely the case.
Have you ever been exposed to unverified information or fake news relayed by social media?
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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 social media? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198492/fake-news-frequency-exposition-social-media-france/
Viavoice, und Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics. "Have you ever been exposed to unverified information or fake news relayed by social media?." Chart. March 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198492/fake-news-frequency-exposition-social-media-france/
Viavoice, Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics. (2018). Have you ever been exposed to unverified information or fake news relayed by social media?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198492/fake-news-frequency-exposition-social-media-france/
Viavoice, and Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics. "Have You Ever Been Exposed to Unverified Information or Fake News Relayed by Social Media?." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198492/fake-news-frequency-exposition-social-media-france/
Viavoice & Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics, Have you ever been exposed to unverified information or fake news relayed by social media? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198492/fake-news-frequency-exposition-social-media-france/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Have you ever been exposed to unverified information or fake news relayed by social media? [Graph], Viavoice, & Syndicat du Conseil en Relations Publics, March 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198492/fake-news-frequency-exposition-social-media-france/