In 2022, the majority of search engine users in the United Kingdom (UK) remained relatively skeptical about the overall truthfulness of information they found online through search engines. On one side, 47 percent of respondents claimed that only some of the information they found online was truthful, while 46 percent of the interviewees believed in most of the information provided by these tools. When thinking about the search engines themselves, around 65 percent of respondents thought that some of the websites would be accurate and some would not be when displaying search results.
Belief in online information on search engines websites according to users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022
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Ofcom. (March 28, 2023). Belief in online information on search engines websites according to users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389294/search-engines-belief-online-information-according-to-uk-users/
Ofcom. "Belief in online information on search engines websites according to users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022." Chart. March 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389294/search-engines-belief-online-information-according-to-uk-users/
Ofcom. (2023). Belief in online information on search engines websites according to users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389294/search-engines-belief-online-information-according-to-uk-users/
Ofcom. "Belief in Online Information on Search Engines Websites According to Users in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389294/search-engines-belief-online-information-according-to-uk-users/
Ofcom, Belief in online information on search engines websites according to users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389294/search-engines-belief-online-information-according-to-uk-users/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Belief in online information on search engines websites according to users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022 [Graph], Ofcom, March 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389294/search-engines-belief-online-information-according-to-uk-users/
