A majority of the respondents claimed that they would ask their close social circle as a method of verification when they encounter information they received online according to a survey conducted on digital media literacy in Singapore in 2019. The second and third most preferred actions that they would take would be searching on a search engine and checking on news outlets they are familiar with to verify information .
Actions taken to verify information encountered online in Singapore as of December 2019
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Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). (December 17, 2020). Actions taken to verify information encountered online in Singapore as of December 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224537/singapore-actions-taken-to-verify-information-online/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). "Actions taken to verify information encountered online in Singapore as of December 2019." Chart. December 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224537/singapore-actions-taken-to-verify-information-online/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). (2020). Actions taken to verify information encountered online in Singapore as of December 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224537/singapore-actions-taken-to-verify-information-online/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). "Actions Taken to Verify Information Encountered Online in Singapore as of December 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224537/singapore-actions-taken-to-verify-information-online/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore), Actions taken to verify information encountered online in Singapore as of December 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224537/singapore-actions-taken-to-verify-information-online/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Actions taken to verify information encountered online in Singapore as of December 2019 [Graph], Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore), December 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224537/singapore-actions-taken-to-verify-information-online/
