The statistic presents the results of a survey regarding the level of confusion caused by fake news about the basic facts of current issues and events in the United States as of March 2019. The findings revealed that the vast majority of responding U.S. adults said that made-up news and information caused a great deal of confusion, and a further 24 percent said that fake news caused some confusion about basic facts of current affairs.
Level of confusion caused by fake news about the basic facts of current issues and events in the United States as of March 2019
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Pew Research Center. (June 5, 2019). Level of confusion caused by fake news about the basic facts of current issues and events in the United States as of March 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/657037/fake-news-confusion-level/
Pew Research Center. "Level of confusion caused by fake news about the basic facts of current issues and events in the United States as of March 2019." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657037/fake-news-confusion-level/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Level of confusion caused by fake news about the basic facts of current issues and events in the United States as of March 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657037/fake-news-confusion-level/
Pew Research Center. "Level of Confusion Caused by Fake News about The Basic Facts of Current Issues and Events in The United States as of March 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657037/fake-news-confusion-level/
Pew Research Center, Level of confusion caused by fake news about the basic facts of current issues and events in the United States as of March 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657037/fake-news-confusion-level/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Level of confusion caused by fake news about the basic facts of current issues and events in the United States as of March 2019 [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/657037/fake-news-confusion-level/
