The statistic presents data on fake news consumption in the United States as of December 2016. During a survey, 13 percent of respondents stated they had never read a news story and later realized it was not real.
Share of adults who have read or started to read a news story and later realized it was fake in the United States as of December 2016
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Morning Consult. (December 7, 2016). Share of adults who have read or started to read a news story and later realized it was fake in the United States as of December 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/649207/fake-news-consumption-usa/
Morning Consult. "Share of adults who have read or started to read a news story and later realized it was fake in the United States as of December 2016." Chart. December 7, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/649207/fake-news-consumption-usa/
Morning Consult. (2016). Share of adults who have read or started to read a news story and later realized it was fake in the United States as of December 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/649207/fake-news-consumption-usa/
Morning Consult. "Share of Adults Who Have Read or Started to Read a News Story and Later Realized It Was Fake in The United States as of December 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/649207/fake-news-consumption-usa/
Morning Consult, Share of adults who have read or started to read a news story and later realized it was fake in the United States as of December 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/649207/fake-news-consumption-usa/ (last visited December 28, 2024)
Share of adults who have read or started to read a news story and later realized it was fake in the United States as of December 2016 [Graph], Morning Consult, December 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/649207/fake-news-consumption-usa/
