The statistic presents results of a survey regarding the perceived accuracy of fake news headlines in the United States as of December 2016. It was found that 28 percent of respondents believed that the headline that Pope Francis had endorsed Donald Trump for President was very accurate.
Perceived accuracy of fake news headlines in the United States as of December 2016
Characteristic
Very accurate
Somewhat accurate
Not very accurate
Not at all accurate
Donald Trump sent his own plane to transport 200 stranded marines
49%
35%
9%
6%
FBI Director Comey just put a Trump sign on his front lawn
40%
41%
13%
6%
Donald Trump protester speaks out: “I was paid $3,500 to protest Trump’s rally"
38%
42%
12%
9%
FBI agent suspected in Hillary email leaks found dead in apparent murder-suicide
30%
42%
17%
11%
Pope Francis shocks world, endorses Donald Trump for President, releases statement
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Ipsos. (December 6, 2016). Perceived accuracy of fake news headlines in the United States as of December 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/658724/fake-news-accuracy-perception-usa/
Ipsos. "Perceived accuracy of fake news headlines in the United States as of December 2016." Chart. December 6, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/658724/fake-news-accuracy-perception-usa/
Ipsos. (2016). Perceived accuracy of fake news headlines in the United States as of December 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/658724/fake-news-accuracy-perception-usa/
Ipsos. "Perceived Accuracy of Fake News Headlines in The United States as of December 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/658724/fake-news-accuracy-perception-usa/
Ipsos, Perceived accuracy of fake news headlines in the United States as of December 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/658724/fake-news-accuracy-perception-usa/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Perceived accuracy of fake news headlines in the United States as of December 2016 [Graph], Ipsos, December 6, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/658724/fake-news-accuracy-perception-usa/
