According to a survey conducted on digital media literacy in Singapore in 2019, 79 percent of respondents claimed that the main reason why they shared false information on the internet was because the information seemed important. The next most popular reason was because the information came from the sharer's close social circles.
Reasons for sharing false information on the internet in Singapore as of December 2019
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Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). (December 17, 2020). Reasons for sharing false information on the internet in Singapore as of December 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224534/singapore-response-on-sharing-false-information-online/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). "Reasons for sharing false information on the internet in Singapore as of December 2019." Chart. December 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224534/singapore-response-on-sharing-false-information-online/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). (2020). Reasons for sharing false information on the internet in Singapore as of December 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224534/singapore-response-on-sharing-false-information-online/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). "Reasons for Sharing False Information on The Internet in Singapore as of December 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224534/singapore-response-on-sharing-false-information-online/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore), Reasons for sharing false information on the internet in Singapore as of December 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224534/singapore-response-on-sharing-false-information-online/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Reasons for sharing false information on the internet in Singapore as of December 2019 [Graph], Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore), December 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224534/singapore-response-on-sharing-false-information-online/
