A survey held in Europe in December 2020 found that the majority of respondents believed the problem of fake news would stay the same over the next five years, with 34 percent feeling that this would be the case. Meanwhile, 23.6 percent said that they thought the situation would improve, and 32 percent believed the situation would get worse.
Share of people who believe the problem of fake news will get worse in the next five years in Europe as of December 2020
*Respondents were aged 16 to over 54, with the majority of participants between the ages of 18 and 24 (28.1 percent). The gender split skewed female (55.2 percent).
**Top five countries represented were the UK (41.2 percent), Italy (13.1 percent), Spain (7.9 percent), Greece (6.2 percent), and Romania (5.1 percent).
Question: Over the next five years, how do you think the problem of fake news will change?
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Trusted Web Foundation. (January 28, 2021). Share of people who believe the problem of fake news will get worse in the next five years in Europe as of December 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306491/fake-news-worsening-europe/
Trusted Web Foundation. "Share of people who believe the problem of fake news will get worse in the next five years in Europe as of December 2020." Chart. January 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306491/fake-news-worsening-europe/
Trusted Web Foundation. (2021). Share of people who believe the problem of fake news will get worse in the next five years in Europe as of December 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306491/fake-news-worsening-europe/
Trusted Web Foundation. "Share of People Who Believe The Problem of Fake News Will Get Worse in The next Five Years in Europe as of December 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306491/fake-news-worsening-europe/
Trusted Web Foundation, Share of people who believe the problem of fake news will get worse in the next five years in Europe as of December 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306491/fake-news-worsening-europe/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of people who believe the problem of fake news will get worse in the next five years in Europe as of December 2020 [Graph], Trusted Web Foundation, January 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306491/fake-news-worsening-europe/
