Children reading fake news online United Kingdom (UK) 2024

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Amy Watson,
Sep 18, 2024

A 2024 study on news consumption among children in the United Kingdom found that 37 percent of respondents aged 12 to 15 years old had come across deliberately untrue or misleading news online or on social media in the year before the survey was conducted. 35 percent said they had not seen any false news.

Share of children who have seen deliberately untrue or misleading news online or on social media in the last year in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2024

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Release date

May 2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

November 2023 to March 2024

Number of respondents

936 respondents

Age group

12-15 years

Method of interview

Online survey

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