According to a survey held in April 2023, U.S. adults aged between 18 and 44 years old were less confident in their ability to distinguish real news from false information than their older peers. Whilst 80 percent of those aged 45 to 64 years or adults over 65 were very or somewhat confident in this respect, for those aged 30 to 44 years the figure fell to 68 percent and was only two percent higher for the youngest respondents in the study. One reason for this could be younger generations' higher use of social networks, where misinformation is more likely to circulate and be presented as genuine information by those sharing it.
Level of confidence in distinguishing between real news from false news among adults in the United States as of April 2023, by age group
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YouGov. (May 8, 2023). Level of confidence in distinguishing between real news from false news among adults in the United States as of April 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462319/false-news-recognition-confidence-by-age-us/
YouGov. "Level of confidence in distinguishing between real news from false news among adults in the United States as of April 2023, by age group." Chart. May 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462319/false-news-recognition-confidence-by-age-us/
YouGov. (2023). Level of confidence in distinguishing between real news from false news among adults in the United States as of April 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462319/false-news-recognition-confidence-by-age-us/
YouGov. "Level of Confidence in Distinguishing between Real News from False News among Adults in The United States as of April 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462319/false-news-recognition-confidence-by-age-us/
YouGov, Level of confidence in distinguishing between real news from false news among adults in the United States as of April 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462319/false-news-recognition-confidence-by-age-us/ (last visited August 23, 2024)
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