Ways children fact-check social media news United Kingdom (UK) 2024, by age group

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Amy Watson,
Sep 18, 2024

A 2024 survey on news consumption among children in the United Kingdom found that 48 percent of teens aged 12 to 15 years said that in order to fact-check news on social media sites or apps, they would look at the comments or find out what people had said about the story. Participants aged 12 years were the most likely to do this, whereas 15-year-olds were the most inclined to check if the same story appeared elsewhere in order to verify it.

Most likely actions children would take to check the reliability of news on social media sites or apps in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2024, by age group

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Release date

May 2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

November 2023 to March 2024

Number of respondents

552 respondents

Age group

12-15 years

Special properties

among those using social media for news

Method of interview

Online survey

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